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- Dictionarycompetitive/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
adjective
- 1. relating to or characterized by competition: "a competitive sport" Similar Opposite
- 2. as good as or better than others of a comparable nature: "a car industry competitive with any in the world"
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COMPETITIVE definition: 1. involving competition: 2. wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people: 3…. Learn more.
competitive spirit I could never play team sports - I lack the competitive spirit (= a strong wish to beat others). B2 Competitive prices , services , etc. are as good as or better than other prices , services , etc.
Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other. Only by keeping down costs will America maintain its competitive advantage over other countries. Japan is a highly competitive market system. Universities are very competitive for the best students.
The meaning of COMPETITIVE is relating to, characterized by, or based on competition. How to use competitive in a sentence.
If you're competitive, you want to be the best. No one likes to lose, but if you are a competitive person, it will be especially disappointing to see someone else win. People who are competitive like to compete — to find out who knows the most, runs the fastest, can eat the most hot dogs, and so on.
used to describe a situation in which people or organizations compete against each other. Graduates have to fight for jobs in an increasingly competitive market. Those businesses are operating in an extremely competitive environment. The company has succeeded in a highly competitive industry.
COMPETITIVE meaning: 1. involving competition: 2. wanting to win or to be more successful than other people: 3…. Learn more.
COMPETITIVE meaning: 1 : of or relating to a situation in which people or groups are trying to win a contest or be more successful than others relating to or involving competition; 2 : having a strong desire to win or be the best at something
1. involving or determined by rivalry: competitive sports. 2. (Commerce) sufficiently low in price or high in quality to be successful against commercial rivals. 3. relating to or characterized by an urge to compete: a competitive personality.
of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination. having a feature that makes for successful competition: a competitive price. having a strong desire to compete or to succeed. giving a competitor an advantage: He was careful not to divulge competitive information about his invention.
