Competition
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- Noun
Pronunciation
\ˌkäm-pə-ˈti-shən\
Etymology
Late Latin competition-, competitio, from Latin competere
- Date: 1579
Defiinitions
- 1 : the act or process of competing : rivalry: as a : the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms
- b : active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply
- 2 : a contest between rivals; also : one's competitors <faced tough competition>