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See also: compétitive
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin competītus (past participle of competere) + -ive.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: com‧pet‧i‧tive
Adjective
[edit]competitive (comparative more competitive, superlative most competitive)
- Of or pertaining to competition.
- Antonyms: cooperative, anticompetitive
- 1947 January and February, “The Transport Nationalisation Bill”, in Railway Magazine, page 2:
- The final remnants of the competitive spirit between companies will be eliminated, and there is no reasonable prospect that the dull uniformity of standardisation will be offset by greater efficiency in operation.
- 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Manchester United's Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.
- (of someone's character) Inclined to compete.
- (economics) Capable of competing successfully.
- (biochemistry) Relating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.
- (euphemistically, of prices) Cheap, especially used of quality products.
Derived terms
[edit]- anti-competitive
- competitive advantage
- competitive eater
- competitive eating
- competitive edge
- competitive exclusion
- competitively
- competitive market
- competitiveness
- competitive person
- competitive tendering
- competitivity
- hypercompetitive
- non-competitive
- noncompetitive
- overcompetitive
- precompetitive
- procompetitive
- radiocompetitive
- semicompetitive
- supercompetitive
- ultracompetitive
- uncompetitive
Translations
[edit]of or pertaining to competition
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inclined to compete
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economics: capable of competing successfully
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biochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme
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of price: cheap
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Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]competitive
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