competition

About 39.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The action of competing.

   The competition for this job is strong.

2. noun A contest for a prize or award.

   The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.

3. noun The competitors in such a contest.

   The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition.

Similar words

challenger contender competitor rival rivalry contention contest competing compete competitive

Often followed by

for in and with between is from of among

Word family

competitions