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competitive — com‧pet‧i‧tive [kəmˈpettɪv] adjective COMMERCE 1. used to describe situations and behaviour in which businesses are trying very hard to be more successful than others, for example by selling their goods or services more cheaply than others: •… … Financial and business terms
competitive — I (antagonistic) adjective adverse, at issue, at variance, challenging, clashing, colliding, combatant, combative, combatting, competing, competitor/, conflicting, contending, contentious, contrary, counteractive, decided by competition vying,… … Law dictionary
Competitive — Com*pet i*tive, a. Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
competitive — [kəm pet′ə tiv] adj. 1. of, involving, or based on competition 2. likely to succeed in competition [a competitive team] competitively adv. competitiveness n … English World dictionary
competitive — 1826, from L. competit , pp. stem of competere (see COMPETE (Cf. compete)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Competitively; competitiveness … Etymology dictionary
competitive — [adj] willing to oppose aggressive, ambitious, antagonistic, at odds, combative, competing, cutthroat, dog eat dog*, emulous, killer*, killer instinct*, opposing, rival, streetwise, vying; concept 542 Ant. noncompetitive, unambitious … New thesaurus
competitive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or characterized by competition. 2) strongly desiring to be more successful than others. 3) as good as or better than others of a comparable nature. DERIVATIVES competitively adverb competitiveness noun … English terms dictionary
competitive — com|pet|i|tive [ kəm petətıv ] adjective ** 1. ) a competitive activity is one in which companies or teams are competing against each other: a competitive edge/advantage: The weakness of the pound should give manufacturers a competitive edge.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
competitive */*/ — UK [kəmˈpetətɪv] / US adjective 1) a competitive activity is one in which companies or teams are competing against each other He gave up playing competitive football at the age of 24. a competitive edge/advantage: The weakness of the pound should … English dictionary
competitive — [[t]kəmpe̱tɪtɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED 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...… … English dictionary
competitive — adjective 1 a competitive situation is one in which people or organizations try very hard to be more successful than others: an extremely competitive market | highly/fiercely/intensely competitive: Advertising is an intensely competitive business … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
