Competition

• 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>