Competition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːkjuːdʒˌɪdiː/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɪləbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɪləbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːkjuːdʒˌɪdiː/.

Examples

business competition can be fiendish at times
the teams were in fierce contention for first place
he had respect for his rivals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

competitor contention rival contest rivalry challenger contender

Antonyms

cooperation

Parts of Speech

noun	a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers “business competition can be fiendish at times”
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 “the teams were in fierce contention for first place”
noun	the contestant you hope to defeat “he had respect for his rivals”

Word Forms

compete	verb	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
contend	verb	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
rival	verb	be the rival of, be in competition with
rivalrous	adjective	eager to surpass others
challenge	verb	issue a challenge to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wettbewerb

eine Geschäftsbeziehung, bei der zwei Parteien um die Gewinnung von Kunden konkurrieren

🇫🇷French

concours

une relation commerciale dans laquelle deux parties rivalisent pour gagner des clients

🇪🇸Spanish

competencia

Una relación comercial en la que dos partes compiten para ganar clientes.

🇮🇹Italian

concorrenza

un rapporto commerciale in cui due parti competono per acquisire clienti

🇳🇱Dutch

concurrentie

een zakelijke relatie waarin twee partijen strijden om klanten te werven

🇵🇹Portuguese

concorrência

uma relação comercial em que duas partes competem para conquistar clientes

🇷🇺Russian

соревнование

деловые отношения, в которых две стороны конкурируют за привлечение клиентов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतियोगिता

एक व्यापारिक संबंध जिसमें दो पक्ष ग्राहक हासिल करने के लिए प्रतिस्पर्धा करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিযোগিতা

একটি ব্যবসায়িক সম্পর্ক যেখানে দুটি পক্ষ গ্রাহকদের অর্জনের জন্য প্রতিযোগিতা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

போட்டி

வாடிக்கையாளர்களைப் பெற இரு தரப்பினரும் போட்டியிடும் வணிக உறவு

🇮🇳Telugu

పోటీ

కస్టమర్లను పొందేందుకు రెండు పార్టీలు పోటీపడే వ్యాపార సంబంధం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पर्धा

एक व्यावसायिक संबंध ज्यामध्ये दोन पक्ष ग्राहक मिळवण्यासाठी स्पर्धा करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પર્ધા

એક વ્યવસાય સંબંધ જેમાં બે પક્ષો ગ્રાહકો મેળવવા માટે સ્પર્ધા કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ

ಗ್ರಾಹಕರನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲು ಎರಡು ಪಕ್ಷಗಳು ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಸಂಬಂಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മത്സരം

ഉപഭോക്താക്കളെ നേടുന്നതിനായി രണ്ട് കക്ഷികൾ മത്സരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ബിസിനസ്സ് ബന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਸਬੰਧ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋ ਧਿਰਾਂ ਗਾਹਕ ਹਾਸਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਕਰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقابلہ

ایک کاروباری رشتہ جس میں دو پارٹیاں گاہک حاصل کرنے کے لیے مقابلہ کرتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

竞赛

两方争夺客户的业务关系

🇯🇵Japanese

競争

二者が顧客を獲得するために競争するビジネス関係

🇰🇷Korean

경쟁

두 당사자가 고객을 확보하기 위해 경쟁하는 비즈니스 관계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc thi

một mối quan hệ kinh doanh trong đó hai bên cạnh tranh để giành được khách hàng

🇹🇭Thai

การแข่งขัน

ความสัมพันธ์ทางธุรกิจที่ทั้งสองฝ่ายแข่งขันกันเพื่อให้ได้ลูกค้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kompetisi

hubungan bisnis di mana dua pihak bersaing untuk mendapatkan pelanggan

🇵🇭Filipino

kompetisyon

isang relasyon sa negosyo kung saan ang dalawang partido ay nakikipagkumpitensya upang makakuha ng mga customer

🇲🇾Malay

persaingan

hubungan perniagaan di mana dua pihak bersaing untuk mendapatkan pelanggan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسابقة

علاقة عمل يتنافس فيها طرفان لكسب العملاء

🇮🇷Persian

رقابت

یک رابطه تجاری که در آن دو طرف برای به دست آوردن مشتری با هم رقابت می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

yarışma

iki tarafın müşteri kazanmak için rekabet ettiği bir iş ilişkisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַחֲרוּת

קשר עסקי שבו שני צדדים מתחרים על השגת לקוחות

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The primary meaning of 'competition' is 'a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers'.

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