competition

competition
com|pe|ti|tion
W1S1 [ˌkɔmpıˈtıʃən US ˌka:m-] n
[Date: 1600-1700; : Late Latin; Origin: competitio, from competere; COMPETE]
1.) [U]
a situation in which people or organizations try to be more successful than other people or organizations
→↑compete, competitor ↑competitor competition for
▪ Competition for the job was intense.
competition between/among
▪ Sometimes there's a lot of competition between children for their mother's attention.
▪ This price reduction is due to competition among suppliers.
competition in
▪ competition in the automobile industry
fierce/stiff/intense etc competition
▪ There is fierce competition between the three leading soap manufacturers.
be in competition with sb/sth
▪ Government departments are in direct competition with each other for limited resources.
in the face of competition (from sb/sth)
(=in a situation where you are competing with someone or something)
▪ Small grocery stores are going out of business in the face of stiff competition from the large supermarket chains.
2.) [singular, U]
the people or groups that are competing against you, especially in business or in a sport
→↑compete, competitor ↑competitor
▪ Going to trade fairs is an ideal opportunity to size up the competition .
no/not much/little etc competition
(=no one who is likely to be better than you)
▪ Jones is certain to win the race; there's just no competition.
a lot of/considerable/fierce etc competition
▪ The team overcame fierce competition for their place in the finals.
foreign/international competition
(=companies from other countries that you are competing with)
▪ Japanese PC makers now face foreign competition in their home market.
3.)
an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other
▪ a photography competition
competition to do sth
▪ a competition to find a designer for the new airport building
▪ Teams from high schools all over the state have entered the competition .
▪ The competition will be held in Copenhagen next year.
▪ Who won the competition ?
▪ With France and Germany out of the competition , England have a great chance to win.
▪ Liverpool were knocked out of the competition in the third round.
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COLLOCATES for sense 3
enter a competition (=take part in a competition)
hold/run/launch a competition (=organize a competition)
win/lose a competition
be out of a competition (=no longer be in a competition)
knock somebody out of a competition (=defeat someone so that they can no longer take part in the competition)
a knockout competition British English (=one in which if you lose a game, you are no longer in the competition)
the winner of a competition
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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