competitioncom‧pe‧ti‧tion /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən $ ˌkɑːm-/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 
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 industryfierce/stiff/intense etc competition There is fierce competition between the three leading soap manufacturers.be in competition with somebody/something Government departments are in direct competition with each other for limited resources.in the face of competition (from somebody/something) (=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, uncountable] the people or groups that are competing against you, especially in business or in a sport: 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[countable] an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other: a photography competitioncompetition to do something a competition to find a designer for the new building Teams from high schools all over the state have entered the competition. With France out of the competition, England have a great chance to win.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsface competition (from somebody)· Website designers face increasing competition.beat off/fight off competition· She beat off competition from dozens of other candidates to get the job.adjectivesstrong/serious competition· The company is facing strong competition in the market.stiff//tough/fierce/intense/keen competition (=strong competition)· There is stiff competition for places at the best universities.cut-throat competition (=very strong competition)· The cutthroat competition in the airline industry kept prices low for many years.increasing/growing competition· the growing competition between banksfair competition· Fair competition offers the best guarantee of good services and low prices.unfair competition· This will protect the industry from unfair competition from abroad.open competition (=a situation that offers anyone a chance to be successful)· We welcome open competition in the software market.phrasesin the face of competition (=in a situation where you are competing to be successful)· They won the contract in the face of tough competition.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3verbstake part in a competition· Ten schools took part in the competition.enter a competition· You must be over 16 to enter the competition.win a competition· Lucy was thrilled to hear that she had won the short-story competition.come first/second/third etc in a competition· Stuart came second in the swimming competition.have/hold a competition· Each year the school holds a painting competition.run a competition (=organize it)· The company is running an inventions competition with a first prize of £1,000.launch a competition (=start it)· We’re launching a competition to find the best young designer.judge a competition (=decide who has won it)· A panel of five will judge the competition.withdraw from a competition (=not take part, when you had planned to)· He had to withdraw from the competition because of an injury.be out of a competition (=no longer be in a competition because you have been defeated)· Our team scored the fewest points so we were out of the competition.put/knock somebody out of a competition (=defeat someone so that they are no longer in a competition)· They put us out of the competition in the semi-final last year.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + competitiona football/music/essay etc competition· There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th.a writing/painting/dancing etc competition· Greg won the school public-speaking competition.a sporting/sports competition· There is an increasing demand to watch sporting competitions.a national/international/European etc competition· Her oldest daughter has taken part in national competitions.an annual competition· Last year he won the magazine’s annual photo competition.an open competition (=that everyone can take part in)· An open competition is to be held at the tennis club.a knock-out competition British English (=in which if you lose a game, you are no longer in the competition)a newspaper competition (=organized by and advertised in a newspaper)· I entered a newspaper competition for young photographer of the year.phrasesthe result of a competition· The result of the competition will be announced on April 3rd.the winner of a competition· Jane was the clear winner of the competition.the rules of a competition· Make sure you understand the rules of the competition.a competition is open to somebody (=used to say who can enter a competition)· The competition is open to artists between 16 and 25 years old.THESAURUScompetition an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prize: · My sister entered a dance competition.· The winner of the competition will be announced in June.contest a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winner: · a beauty contest· a contest to find America’s strongest manchampionship an important sports competition to find the best player or team in the world or in a particular area: · the European Athletics Championship· Brazil went on to win the world championship.tournament a competition in a sport or game, in which many players or teams compete against each other until there is one winner: · a golf tournamentquiz a competition in which people have to answer questions: · a TV quiz showpart of a competitionround one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part: · Henman lost in the second round of the competition.heat one of several races or competitions whose winners then compete against each other: · She came second in her heat, with a time of 23.2 seconds.
WORD ORIGINcompetition
Origin:
1600-1700 Late Latin competitio, from competere; ➔ COMPETEEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Competition for these jobs is very tough - we had over 200 applicants.
- a photography competition
- A spelling bee is a competition in which people try to correctly spell words.
- A student from St. Paul won the speechwriting competition.
- Enter our free competition and win a weekend in Paris.
- He was awarded first prize in the National Poetry Competition.
- Hotels in the downtown area were in direct competition with each other.
- The company developing the site had held a competition to find a master-planner.
- The show's ratings are far behind the competition.
- There's a lot of competition between the big supermarket chains.
- There is fierce competition for places on the Olympic team.
- They're holding a competition to come up with a name for the new bridge.
- Today television networks face increasing competition from cable programming.
- Weak management and cut-throat competition put the company out of business.
- During the year, the competition had involved over 300 teams and 1,500 competitors in the four home countries.
- For instance volunteer groups create external benefits by improving the appearance of the environment, through best-kept village competitions or reclaiming old canals.
- He asked whether competition between the old private companies and the newly privatised ones is fair.
- Several hundred Directives associated with competition have now been brought into effect.
- The competition begins at 11 a.m.
- Theater is bound to lose if it enters that competition.
- This emphasises a further point to which domestic competition authorities need to apply their minds.
THESAURUS
an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prize: · My sister entered a dance competition.· The winner of the competition will be announced in June.
a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winner: · a beauty contest· a contest to find America’s strongest man
an important sports competition to find the best player or team in the world or in a particular area: · the European Athletics Championship· Brazil went on to win the world championship.
a competition in a sport or game, in which many players or teams compete against each other until there is one winner: · a golf tournament
a competition in which people have to answer questions: · a TV quiz show
part of a competition one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part: · Henman lost in the second round of the competition.
one of several races or competitions whose winners then compete against each other: · She came second in her heat, with a time of 23.2 seconds.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who likes competing an organized event in which people try to do an activity or sport better than other people, especially in order to win a prize: · He was awarded first prize in the National Poetry Competition.· A spelling bee is a competition in which people try to correctly spell words.win a competition: · A student from St. Paul won the speechwriting competition.enter a competition (=be in a competition): · Enter our free competition and win a weekend in Paris.competition to do something: · They're holding a competition to come up with a name for the new bridge.hold/have a competition: · The company developing the site had held a competition to find a master-planner.
an important sports event in which players or teams play against each other to decide who is the best in an area, the country, or the world: · The sixth game of the World Chess Championship will be broadcast tonight on Channel 6.win a championship: · At 17, he was the youngest player to win the Men's Tennis Championship.state/national/world etc championship: · Gutierrez said he has a plan he hopes will carry him through to his first world championship.
a competition in a sport or game in which each player or team plays a series of games until one person or team wins: · an international golf tournament· There's a volleyball tournament at Sunset Park which begins today.win a tournament: · Telford won the local five-a-side football tournament.
a competition in which a person or team does an activity, and a group of judges decide which of them is the best: · The event, held every four years in Fort Worth, Texas, is the country's leading piano contest.enter a contest: · Jake always enters the arm-wrestling contest at the local fair.enter somebody in/for a contest: · Harriet decided to enter Henry in the cute baby contest.win a contest: · Jack always wins the pub's karaoke contest.beauty contest (=a contest in which judges decide who is the most beautiful woman): · She won several beauty contests when she was in her early twenties.
a situation in which people try to do better than each other when people or organizations try hard to get something that they all want but only one of them can get: competition for: · Competition for these jobs is very tough - we had over 200 applicants.competition between: · There's a lot of competition between the big supermarket chains.face competition: · Today television networks face increasing competition from cable programming.fierce/strong/tough/stiff competition (=when a lot of people are all trying very hard to get something): · There is fierce competition for places on the Olympic team.be in competition with somebody/something (=to be in the situation where you are competing with someone else): · Hotels in the downtown area were in direct competition with each other.cut-throat competition (=very strong competition): · Weak management and cut-throat competition put the company out of business.
a competitive situation is one in which people try hard to do better than each other, for example in business or at school: · Amanda hated working in advertising - it was so competitive.highly/fiercely competitive (=very competitive): · The atmosphere at our school was highly competitive.· In such a fiercely competitive environment, it's inevitable that some companies will go out of business.
when two people, teams, or companies, especially when they are similarly successful or skilled, try to do better than each other over a long period of time: rivalry between: · Holmes says that the rivalry between the two companies has been exaggerated.fierce/intense rivalry (=very strong rivalry): · There was an intense rivalry between the Brazilian and Italian teams.sibling rivalry (=when brothers and sisters try to do better than each other): · Just because sibling rivalry is normal doesn't mean you should ignore it.
a situation in which people or organizations fight against each other to get power or control of something, and they are all very determined to win: battle/fight for: · The President's advisors were engaged in a fierce battle for power.· The fight for the construction contract is getting more bitter by the day.straight fight British (=a competition involving only two people or groups, especially after other people or groups have stopped taking part): · The Socialist candidate beat the Liberal in a straight fight.
a situation in which people or groups compete to get or achieve something: · He lost to Pfeiffer in last year's mayoral race.· the arms racerace for: · In the race for the White House, candidates will promise almost anything.the race is on (=the competition has started): · The race is on to find a cure for AIDS, and drug companies have already invested millions in research.
a situation or way of life in which everyone is competing strongly all the time, especially at work, with the result that they always feel worried and they do not enjoy their lives: · I'm tired of the rat race - I'm tired of never getting ahead.· Sunday I just try to relax because Monday morning, it's back to the rat race.
people who are trying to do better than each other a person or company that tries to do better than another that offers similar goods or services: · Their major competitors are IBM and Sun Microsystems.· If we're going to succeed, we'll have to provide something that our competitors don't.
a person, team, or company that tries to do better than another similar one, especially over a long period: · The two teams have always been rivals.rival group/school/gang etc: · The fight started as an argument between rival gang members.
all the people or groups that are trying to do better than you, especially in business: · Our sales figures are 10% ahead of the competition.strong competition (=when the people you are competing against are very good): · The team overcame strong competition to gain their place in the finals.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1verbs fierce competition between the companies We won the contest in the face of keen competition. Graduates face stiff competition in getting jobs.
· Website designers face increasing competition.
· She beat off competition from dozens of other candidates to get the job.
adjectives· The company is facing strong competition in the market.
(=strong competition)· There is stiff competition for places at the best universities.
(=very strong competition)· The cutthroat competition in the airline industry kept prices low for many years.
· the growing competition between banks
· Fair competition offers the best guarantee of good services and low prices.
· This will protect the industry from unfair competition from abroad.
(=a situation that offers anyone a chance to be successful)· We welcome open competition in the software market.
phrases (=in a situation where you are competing to be successful)· They won the contract in the face of tough competition.
Meaning 3verbs· Ten schools took part in the competition.
· You must be over 16 to enter the competition.
· Lucy was thrilled to hear that she had won the short-story competition.
· Stuart came second in the swimming competition.
· Each year the school holds a painting competition.
(=organize it)· The company is running an inventions competition with a first prize of £1,000.
(=start it)· We’re launching a competition to find the best young designer.
(=decide who has won it)· A panel of five will judge the competition.
(=not take part, when you had planned to)· He had to withdraw from the competition because of an injury.
(=no longer be in a competition because you have been defeated)· Our team scored the fewest points so we were out of the competition.
(=defeat someone so that they are no longer in a competition)· They put us out of the competition in the semi-final last year.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + competition· There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th.
· Greg won the school public-speaking competition.
· There is an increasing demand to watch sporting competitions.
· Her oldest daughter has taken part in national competitions.
· Last year he won the magazine’s annual photo competition.
(=that everyone can take part in)· An open competition is to be held at the tennis club.
British English (=in which if you lose a game, you are no longer in the competition)
(=organized by and advertised in a newspaper)· I entered a newspaper competition for young photographer of the year.
phrases· The result of the competition will be announced on April 3rd.
· Jane was the clear winner of the competition.
· Make sure you understand the rules of the competition.
(=used to say who can enter a competition)· The competition is open to artists between 16 and 25 years old.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fierce competition between the companies· There is intense competition for places on the course.
We won the contest in the face of keen competition. Graduates face stiff competition in getting jobs.· Don’t assume winning a talent contest is a passport to success.
· The competition was won by a team from Surrey.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· They try to minimize electronics imports from each other and are often in direct competition in export markets.· Many of the companies appear to have avoided direct competition in the computer or semiconductor market by staking out a profitable niche.· Cart transport survived both in direct competition on shorter routes and by taking goods to and from railway stations.· The Justice Department must consider whether dry kibble and those waxy, doggy burger meals provide direct competition with canned food.· This will put the public provider in direct and healthy competition with its private counterparts.
· The first two impressions of the report sell out before publication, and there is fierce competition for the paperback rights.· One reason is obvious: fierce competition from Microsoft.· In reality, the females are locked in fierce and intense competition.· The situation changed when the recession of the early 1990s led to much fiercer international competition and emphasis on cost-cutting.· There were few secondary schools in Rhodesia in the early 1950s so there was fierce competition for places.· The result for customers could be fierce price competition and an explosion of service options.· Remember, too, that he is hardly ever a monopolist: he works in fierce competition with fellow scalpers.· The fiercest competition of all, therefore, is between the rival television channels.
· Instead both firms were to compete in the market against one another and against foreign competition.· For Peter Pan is foreign competition.· The main causes are new products, new technology and foreign competition.· As the production of automobiles by domestic manufacturers fell due to foreign competition, Ramsey lost orders.· Heavy industry was quailing before foreign competition, but the decline in traditional female areas of work was less steep.· While other larger steel producers had struggled and often failed against foreign competition, Nucor succeeded.· Freeing trade curbs domestic giants by exposing them to foreign competition.· This will result in downward pressure on prices as domestic firms face foreign competition.
· First, interest rates are not to be left to market forces and free competition.· It preserves the principles of consumer choice and free competition.· But they told us: We welcome free and open competition in the ice cream market.· They lie not in state socialist utopianism but in a respect for free competition.· Cricket was even less open to the winds of free competition.· They distorted the sacrosanct free play of competition.· The era of free competition in the capitalist economy is over in all areas and in all respects.· In a free market, competition drives prices down to the fair market price, with different prices on each street corner.
· Shortening product life cycles and rapid product proliferation mean that investment in innovation is critical in global competition.· And that is where the new global economic competition must be waged and be won or lost.· But global competition, by itself, is not necessarily enough.· That is already true not only for ordinary workers who have felt the lash of the new global competition.· Table 2.1 suggests, in simplified form, the changing factors that have shifted particular industries at different times towards global competition.
· The single market and economic and monetary union will expose regions and firms to greater competition.· The Equity Issue Perhaps the greatest objection to competition between schools is based on a concern for equity.· The Government said it would widen choice for viewers and listeners, safeguard quality programming and bring greater competition and efficiency.· Is greater competition a good thing?· One reason for this change is the greater competition among banks and the more aggressive lending policies that ensue.· It is sustained by the greater desire of men to perform it and by their greater aptitude for competition.· These include greater competition between financial institutions for deposits.· And in the face of a challenge far greater than athletic competition, she never lost her composure.
· The figure was blamed on warm weather, increased competition and the recession.· They did so under pressure of increased competition.· Hopefully increased competition will stimulate a more rapid rate of innovation.· It blames the redundancies on increased competition in the industry, but unions say there's no justification for the job losses.· The increased level of competition between banks and building societies led to a greater degree of diversification of products.· They have also had to face greatly increased competition both to get into drama school and into the profession.· Of equal or greater importance than earnings in assessing the impact of increased fee competition is the impact on profit margins.· During this decade, whilst there was increased competition, comparatively few policyholders decided to change underwriters with one particular exception.
· The was particularly marked among former scheme port operators, where 67 percent reported more intense competition.· Of course, there is intense competition among the London brokerage houses to signal their bids as fast as possible.· Obviously there is intense competition from banks and building societies. 5.· Adequate though not ideal for earlier times, they are thoroughly unsatisfactory in an era of intense competition.· Between 200 and 300 new commercial stations could come on air in the 1990s and intense competition for advertising revenue is inevitable.· To listen to Paul you would think there was an intense competition for class speaking time.· Such things help to strike the ideal balance of intense competition, good fun and true rugby friendship.· There was intense competition among companies to travel with Brown on his overseas trips, which frequently generated major deals.
· Moreover, the forces of international competition deal very harshly with failure, and failure c. can not be concealed.· Such considerations also apply in international competition between large firms.· The situation changed when the recession of the early 1990s led to much fiercer international competition and emphasis on cost-cutting.· And this week has seen the launch of a new international singing competition in memory of Peter Pears.· Increased international competition almost certainly contributed to holding down profit margins.· I have discussed international competition, but of course there are also competitive pressures within the national economy.· Third, all three continued to be engaged in international competition.
· Read in studio A Primary school has won a national competition to produce their own newspaper.· John Monnett turned down a chance to take part in a national cheerleading competition in Florida next week.· In both cases national competition laws will have to be complied with.· With a national competition there will be some very valuable regional coverage to organise.· Of the six national schools age-group competitions held this season, the Whitburn club has won five.· The country's top paragliding experts were staging a national competition ... the first time it's been held in the region.· Ultimately you may be able to take part in national obedience competitions.· The railways were vital in facilitating pigeon-racing. National competitions entailed special trains to carry the birds to the agreed starting points.
· There is no system of open competition: the grant of articles, like kissing, goes by favour.· The Communications Ministry said last month national and international long-distance markets would be open to competition this December.· But they told us: We welcome free and open competition in the ice cream market.· He survived a week of open competition from junior Tim Wolleck, but maybe not for long.· The financial sector prepared itself for full deregulation and open competition with foreign institutions.· BThis monopoly protection will end once the doors of the electric power business fully open to competition over the next few years.· Roosevelt, like Churchill, saw the significance of postwar civil aviation, and believed in free and open competition.· Also routes were not open to competition.
· The need to relax the assumptions of perfect competition, and that the economy has attained equilibrium, is apparent.· Integrating transport costs into a general equilibrium trade model is a messy affair even with constant returns and perfect competition.· The great claim made for perfect competition is that it leads to efficiency.· The reason for this is probably that it implies oligopolies that behave in a way intermediate between perfect competition and monopoly.· While learning this, the novice student also learns that perfect competition does not exist.· Still central to much of contemporary price theory is the model of perfect competition.· What happens under perfect competition to the after-tax distribution of income may therefore be ambiguous.· Hence with our present framework perfect competition does not necessarily imply an efficient set of firms.
· Both projects, which were won against stiff competition, are for offshore fixed installations for Abu Dhabi based company Adma Opco.· Superior products would evolve and stiff competition would sprout up as Roundup patent protections expired around the globe.· For the male, it is a stiff competition, but even the strongest can be unwittingly foiled.· Some worry that certain pieces of the technology business could be hurt by a slowing economy and stiff price competition.· Whether the high jumper can requalify against stiff competition depends in large part upon the other big change: her takeoff.· In Edinburgh, she will face her stiffest competition of the season.· The planned deregulation has bred concern that Petron will face stiffer competition and an erosion of its 42 percent market share.
· This boom in fast food is providing strong competition for both staff restaurants and school meal services.· If it wasn't up against such strong competition, it would have been an award winner.· Ipswich Town could run away with the title but there is strong competition for the second spot.· More trade and stronger competition will keep prices in check.· Private sector firms tend to be more efficient than public sector firms, provided both operate in markets facing strong competition.
· Crompton offers several different case studies where charges of unfair competition are made by the commercial sector provider against the government agency.· Uniformity avoided the unfair economic competition which might have resulted if the setting of standards had been left to the states.· It was felt by John Davis and others that the government was backing unfair competition with the commercial companies.· It's unfair competition and unfair to the customer as well.· This is successful marketing, not unfair competition.· Part of the growth of road transport reflected the political tolerance of what unions and rail pressure groups regarded as unfair competition.· It represents totally unfair competition, not only to Tennis World but also to Tennis Magazine.
NOUN· And the Chesterfield game will be his 61st in League Cup competition.· To qualify for the Olympics, each country must have two shooters who have won first place in World Cup competition.· Leeds are compiling an atrocious record in recent cup competitions.· The Euro Cup competition links together a series of Continental races, with a points-scoring system producing an overall winner.· Start Cup - Starts the cup competition.· That means the Bangor club have lifted a double-double in league championship and cup competition this season.· In one of the major cup competitions they have been given home advantage against first division Coventry.
· It is that the appropriate design of policy and policy institutions is crucial to a successful competition policy.· If the answer is entry barriers, this again demonstrates the close relation between industrial policy and competition policy.· However, an effective competition policy needs power to control mergers because of the serious damage they may inflict on competition.· There are at least three schools of thought about what competition policy is seeking to achieve.· Throughout the whole of competition policy there is a presumption that intervention is justified in order to preserve the public interest.· Our focus here is on the use of competition policy to achieve the same ends.· There are three ways in which competition policy might be used to promote the interests of domestic producers.· Yet the government as promoter at times conflicted with the government as regulator, particularly in the area of competition policy.
· That judgement accepted that there is price competition between beers and wines.· As for price competition, it is about as real and intelligible as it is in the life insurance or banking fields.· Secondly, the competition of economic theory is cast solely in terms of price competition and narrowly defined profit maximisation.· The reason is that the on-line world is seeing the start of some serious price competition.· As one would expect from this market structure, firms have tended to avoid price competition.· Another kind of price competition between supermarkets is in the extent and diversity of private label offerings, so-called store brands.· Therefore price competition between them for the right to sell to the retailers would drive price to marginal cost.· Some worry that certain pieces of the technology business could be hurt by a slowing economy and stiff price competition.
· The offer will face scrutiny under competition rules.· The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.· Unhindered by the country's lax competition rules, they built up complex webs of cross-shareholdings across an astonishing array of businesses.· Usual Daily Mirror competition rules apply.· Usual Echo competition rules apply. 1.· However, the Commission took a practical view of the effect of such restrictions in assessing their compatibility with the competition rules.· At the moment the offer is being considered by the Office of Fair Trading to see whether it complies with competition rules.· Normal News International competition rules apply.
VERB· To enter our competition, just answer this question.· Theater is bound to lose if it enters that competition.· They never entered the textbooks in competition with the ideas of the central tradition.· Details of an easy to enter competition, open to all youngsters 14 and under, will appear in tomorrow's Echo.· They might have entered competitions sponsored by local companies to provide innovative solutions to real-world problems.· They formed a partnership solely to enter the competition, and did no other work together.· To enter our super competition simply answer this question: What is the name of Marillion's lead singer?
· Investors say both have improved their services since they started to face serious competition.· As the new version of Navigator goes on sale Friday, Netscape is facing the toughest competition of its young life.· Will those relying on the home market, particularly in the public sector, be ready to face the new competition?· The home-improvement retailer, facing rising competition in the Northeast, has been struggling with liquidity problems and a sour retail environment.· In Edinburgh, she will face her stiffest competition of the season.· The planned deregulation has bred concern that Petron will face stiffer competition and an erosion of its 42 percent market share.· Private sector firms tend to be more efficient than public sector firms, provided both operate in markets facing strong competition.· The company was facing stiff competition and losing market share.
· Once again we're holding a competition ... to find the best picture of 1993.· It held freshmen out of competition to give them an extra year to grow and mature.· Some karate associations hold competitions for 12 year olds.· If will also hold competitions among its members.· As the debate continued, it was decided to hold a competition to find a suitable and generally agreed plan.
· It states that the best way to improve public services is to increase competition.· And as the electric industry is deregulated and marches toward increased competition, inefficient utilities could get clobbered.· The prime aim of the privatisation is to increase competition, efficiency and service to the consumer.· Mr Maher said he had received assurances from the Government that new legislation on increasing competition would apply to the book agreement.· This stopped after the bad winter of 1962-3 in the face of increasing competition from road transport on the new motorway system.· Although many analysts like its software programs, the company faces increasing competition from giants such as Microsoft Corp.
· It has also launched a competition for young members to design slogans suitable for texting.· Her parents launched the competition to train young people about the dangers of motor vehicles.· Now it has launched a series of competitions to select the best ways of filling the gaps in Britain's armoury.
· Red Devil energy drink and Welcome Break service stations are running a competition to win the bike.· He had the entertaining idea of running a competition, and he advertised for experts in games theory to submit strategies.· For the next three months, the museum's running a competition to find new cartooning talent.· Company magazine has actually run competitions for the most unusual and creative space bought in the magazine.· Wyre Borough Council's community services department is running the competition.· There is a habit of running down the competition rather than extolling the virtues of their own ranges.
· She won a beauty competition in her local newspaper in 1981 after being nominated by a neighbour.· What makes his winning the Cliburn competition particularly fascinating is his unconventional background.· Kristi Yamaguchi, the defending national pro champion, won in the ladies competition.· Ten copies of the video must be won in our easy-to-enter competition.· The people who win the competition and a certain amount of runners-up receive rosettes and at bigger competitions they receive cups.· Ever since I won a short-story competition some years ago I've wanted to write for magazines.· Yesterday I won the first competition, I've ever won in my life!
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Last year put two disturbed women into hot competition.
- Often, as in household products or industrial chemicals, hot competition among affiliates of big multinationals ensures both growth and cost-competitiveness.
- Teams are in hot competition to design computers that not only assist the study of nature, but are natural themselves.
WORD FAMILYnouncompetitioncompetitorcompetitivenessadjectivecompetitive ≠ uncompetitivecompetingverbcompeteadverbcompetitively
1[uncountable] a situation in which people or organizations try to be more successful than other people or organizationscompetition 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 industryfierce/stiff/intense etc competition There is fierce competition between the three leading soap manufacturers.be in competition with somebody/something Government departments are in direct competition with each other for limited resources.in the face of competition (from somebody/something) (=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, uncountable] the people or groups that are competing against you, especially in business or in a sport: 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[countable] an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other: a photography competitioncompetition to do something a competition to find a designer for the new building Teams from high schools all over the state have entered the competition. With France out of the competition, England have a great chance to win.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsface competition (from somebody)· Website designers face increasing competition.beat off/fight off competition· She beat off competition from dozens of other candidates to get the job.adjectivesstrong/serious competition· The company is facing strong competition in the market.stiff//tough/fierce/intense/keen competition (=strong competition)· There is stiff competition for places at the best universities.cut-throat competition (=very strong competition)· The cutthroat competition in the airline industry kept prices low for many years.increasing/growing competition· the growing competition between banksfair competition· Fair competition offers the best guarantee of good services and low prices.unfair competition· This will protect the industry from unfair competition from abroad.open competition (=a situation that offers anyone a chance to be successful)· We welcome open competition in the software market.phrasesin the face of competition (=in a situation where you are competing to be successful)· They won the contract in the face of tough competition.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3verbstake part in a competition· Ten schools took part in the competition.enter a competition· You must be over 16 to enter the competition.win a competition· Lucy was thrilled to hear that she had won the short-story competition.come first/second/third etc in a competition· Stuart came second in the swimming competition.have/hold a competition· Each year the school holds a painting competition.run a competition (=organize it)· The company is running an inventions competition with a first prize of £1,000.launch a competition (=start it)· We’re launching a competition to find the best young designer.judge a competition (=decide who has won it)· A panel of five will judge the competition.withdraw from a competition (=not take part, when you had planned to)· He had to withdraw from the competition because of an injury.be out of a competition (=no longer be in a competition because you have been defeated)· Our team scored the fewest points so we were out of the competition.put/knock somebody out of a competition (=defeat someone so that they are no longer in a competition)· They put us out of the competition in the semi-final last year.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + competitiona football/music/essay etc competition· There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th.a writing/painting/dancing etc competition· Greg won the school public-speaking competition.a sporting/sports competition· There is an increasing demand to watch sporting competitions.a national/international/European etc competition· Her oldest daughter has taken part in national competitions.an annual competition· Last year he won the magazine’s annual photo competition.an open competition (=that everyone can take part in)· An open competition is to be held at the tennis club.a knock-out competition British English (=in which if you lose a game, you are no longer in the competition)a newspaper competition (=organized by and advertised in a newspaper)· I entered a newspaper competition for young photographer of the year.phrasesthe result of a competition· The result of the competition will be announced on April 3rd.the winner of a competition· Jane was the clear winner of the competition.the rules of a competition· Make sure you understand the rules of the competition.a competition is open to somebody (=used to say who can enter a competition)· The competition is open to artists between 16 and 25 years old.THESAURUScompetition an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prize: · My sister entered a dance competition.· The winner of the competition will be announced in June.contest a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winner: · a beauty contest· a contest to find America’s strongest manchampionship an important sports competition to find the best player or team in the world or in a particular area: · the European Athletics Championship· Brazil went on to win the world championship.tournament a competition in a sport or game, in which many players or teams compete against each other until there is one winner: · a golf tournamentquiz a competition in which people have to answer questions: · a TV quiz showpart of a competitionround one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part: · Henman lost in the second round of the competition.heat one of several races or competitions whose winners then compete against each other: · She came second in her heat, with a time of 23.2 seconds.