Competitiveness Meaning
/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state of being competitive.
Sentence Examples
Japan's competitiveness in camera making is unchallenged.
Japan's competitiveness is very strong in industrial products, but weak in agricultural products.
The strengthening of competitiveness on export markets is an urgent need.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The firm's global ____ declined after its main rival launched a cheaper product.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
High wages might reduce the global ____ of local manufacturing industries.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English competitive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English competitiveness From competitive + -ness.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Manhattanville College in Purchase, N. Y., has joined a small but growing [movement] back to the practice of awarding letter grades after a year's experiment with a nonletter system that was seen as a way of reducing the competitiveness and authoritarian quality of [letter] grading."
— 1973 June 2, Iver Peterson, “Campus Notes Grant Made for Study‐Incentive Plan”, in The New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The firm's global ____ declined after its main rival launched a cheaper product.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
High wages might reduce the global ____ of local manufacturing industries.