Competition Meaning
/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe action of competing.
nounA contest for a prize or award.
Sentence Examples
Fair competition is necessary for the healthy growth of industry.
Competition is not by nature evil.
The competition judges were given a very difficult task.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The baking ____ attracted dozens of amateur chefs eager to win the trophy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fierce ____ between the two companies actually lowered market prices.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French compétition, from Late Latin competītiō, competītiōnem, from Latin competō, from con- + petō. By surface analysis, compete + -ition.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
"Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition."
— 2013 February 6, Hideo Otake, “Revising the Interpretation of the Japanese Economy”, in Michio Muramatsu, Frieder Naschold, editors, State and Administration in Japan and Germany: A Comparative Perspective on Continuity and Change, page 319:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The baking ____ attracted dozens of amateur chefs eager to win the trophy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fierce ____ between the two companies actually lowered market prices.