Synonym: challenger, competitor, contender, contention, contest, rival, rivalry. Similar words: competitor, compensation, practitioner, composition, compete, constitutional convention, institution, edition. Meaning: [‚kɒmpɪ'tɪʃn] 
n. 1. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers 2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants 3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize 4. the contestant you hope to defeat.
n. 1. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers 2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants 3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize 4. the contestant you hope to defeat. 
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31) Normal competition rules apply.
32) We are in competition with four other companies for the contract.
33) He got through to the grand final of the competition.
34) I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.
35) She was bowled over when she heard she'd won the competition.
36) With competition from cheap imports, the British coal industry is facing a serious crisis.
37) We'll decide on our team as and when we qualify for the competition.
38) The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries.
39) There is now intense competition between schools to attract students.
40) Everyone was silent as the president announced the winner of the competition.
41) Enter our competition and you could walk away with ￡10,000.
42) We won the contract in the face of stiff competition.
43) He was in competition with 10 others for the job.
44) The competition is open to both amateur and professional photographers.
45) Life isn't a competition. It's a journey. If you spend that journey always trying to impress others, to outdo others, you're wasting your journey.
46) Will our team qualify for the second round of the competition?
47) The umpire's duty is to see that competition is fair play.
48) A knee injury forced her to withdraw from the competition.
49) The competition is planned as a dry run for the World Cup finals.
50) He knocked his opponent down with one blow in the competition.
51) The winners of the competition will be announced next month.
52) They spotted a niche in the market, with no serious competition.
53) For details on how to enter the competition, see page 134.
54) Despite fierce competition she made a gallant effort to win the first medal of the championships.
55) The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.
56) British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs.
57) He was declared ineligible for the competition because he worked for the company that ran it.
58) The two equal winners had to play off an additional game to decide the winner of the whole competition.
59) They had a competition to see who could throw the furthest.
60) I am pleased to inform you that you have won first prize in this month's competition.
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