competition

Etymology

Borrowed from French compétition, from Late Latin competītiō, competītiōnem, from Latin competō, from con- + petō.

noun

1. (uncountable) The action of competing.
   The competition for this job is strong.
2. (countable) A contest for a prize or award.
   The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.
3. (uncountable, collectively) The competitors in such a contest.
   The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition.
   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. 6 February 2013, 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