Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of competing, as for profit or a prize; rivalry.
- noun A test of skill or ability; a contest.
- noun Rivalry between two or more businesses striving for the same customer or market.
- noun A competitor.
- noun Ecology The simultaneous demand by two or more organisms for limited environmental resources, such as nutrients, living space, or light.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In political economics, rivalry in the purchase or sale of a commodity or service: as, the competition of wage-earners lowers wages; British merchants have to meet German competition.
- noun The act of seeking or endeavoring to gain what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common contest or striving for the same object; strife for superiority; rivalry: as, the competition of two candidates for an office. Formerly it was sometimes followed by to, now always by for, before the thing sought.
- noun A trial of skill proposed as a test of superiority or comparative fitness.
- noun In Scots law, a contest which arises on bankruptcy between creditors claiming in virtue of their respective securities or diligences.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; -- followed by
for before the object sought, andwith before the person or thing competed with.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The action of
competing . - noun countable A
contest for a prize or award. - noun uncountable, collectively The
competitors in such a contest.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the contestant you hope to defeat
- noun a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
- noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- noun the act of competing as for profit or a prize
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then, journals were created merely to meet the demand, and news was given as it actually occurred; whereas, now, the competition has produced a change that any one can appreciate, when it is remembered to what a _competition in news_ must infallibly lead.
Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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In my humble opinion, the Knight Foundation competition is not just *a competition* by *a foundation*; it is a competition intentionally designed by one of the biggest DEpendent media companies in the USA with the main management goal of developing ‘Manufacturing of Consent 2.0′.
Morning Links: December 2, 2008 » Nieman Journalism Lab 2008
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So, ask yourself which increase in competition is more meaningful?
Obamarama and the Media Blitz | Letterman, O'Reilly, Sunday Circuit 2009
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His main competition is Carrie Underwood at over 5x platinum.
Adam Lambert video shoot: Is this 'Mad Max Beyond Gaydome?' | EW.com 2009
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•On the other hand, it's hard to be hard on Deal when the best ABC can offer in competition is Private Practice (ABC, 9 ET/PT), a show that reached such startling levels of stupidity last week, you wonder whether the network should scrap tonight's episode in favor of an hour-long apology.
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The junior world champ, the first woman to do a quadruple jump in competition, is considered the favorite because last year's winner, American Sasha Cohen, withdrew earlier this week because of a severe back strain.
USATODAY.com - France's Joubert clears hurdle for Skate America title 2004
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His main competition is Melvin Mora, who is headed for
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Communists claimed that the duplication involved in competition is wasteful, and therefore we should have a centrally planned economy.
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"When I hear the word competition I get very excited," Ma said.
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"When I hear the word competition I get very excited," Ma said.
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