1 used to describe a situation in which people or organizations compete against each other:
competitive games / sports * graduates have to fight for jobs in a highly competitive market.
2 ~ (with sb/sth) as good as or better than others:
a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop) * We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies. * to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies
OPPUNCOMPETITIVE
3 (of a person) trying very hard to be better than others:
You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport these days.
competitively adverb:
competitively priced goods
competitiveness noun:
an attempt to improve the competitiveness of British industry
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