competition

[ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃn]

Definition:
1. A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
2. A business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers.
3. An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants.

Use 'competition' in a sentence:

1. He was astonished to learn he'd won the competition.
2. Competition for jobs is acute.
3. Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits.
4. There is keen competition for places at the college.
5. He was disqualified from the competition for using drugs.
6. There were three eliminations in the first round of the competition.
7. Competition winners will be notified by post.
8. If competition is the best way to achieve it, then, fine.
9. The company faces stiff competition from its rivals.
10. She faces stiff competition in the Best Actress category.
11. He was asked to judge a literary competition.
12. Most businesses face plenty of competition.
13. I got my lucky break when I won a 'Young Journalist of the Year' competition.
14. She's worn to a frazzle with her silly speech competition.
15. She won first prize in the competition.
16. She was asked to judge the essay competition.
17. Competition from abroad became fiercer in the 1990s.
18. They are always bleating about "unfair" foreign competition.
19. The winners of the competition will be announced next month.
20. They spotted a niche in the market, with no serious competition.
21. The aim of the competition is to match the quote to the person who said it.
22. They had a competition to see who could throw the furthest.
23. 1 000 children entered the competition.
24. Enter our competition and you could walk away with $10,000.
25. All the English teams were eliminated in the early stages of the competition.
26. We'll be able to assess the competition at the conference.
27. We won the contract in the face of stiff competition.
28. We are in competition with four other companies for the contract.
29. There's been some fierce competition for the title.
30. My teacher pushed me into entering the competition.
31. Competition is getting hotter day by day.
32. Can she take the heat of this level of competition?
33. Winning the competition was the opening she needed for her career.
34. She pronounced him the winner of the competition.
35. Entry to this competition is by invitation only.
36. Our competition has attracted a huge entry.
37. The judges remarked on the high standard of entries for the competition.
38. The competition is open to young people under the age of 18.
39. Winning the competition was a wonderful boost for her morale.
40. Capitalism stresses innovation, competition and individualism.
41. Details of the competition are available at all participating stores.
42. He was on a real high after winning the competition.
43. The team put on a good show in the competition.
44. The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries.
45. There is now intense competition between schools to attract students.