CONTENTION


Meaning of CONTENTION in English

noun

1 opinion that sb expresses

ADJECTIVE

▪ main

Her main ~ is that staff should get better training.

VERB + CONTENTION

▪ support

There is no evidence to support her ~.

▪ dispute , reject

2 disagreement/competition between people

ADJECTIVE

▪ play-off , title (both AmE )

The Comets were eliminated from play-off ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ between

There is no ~ between the two groups.

PHRASES

▪ an area of ~ , a bone of ~ , a point of ~ , a source of ~

Where to spend Christmas is always a bone of ~ in our family.

▪ in ~ (for sth)

There were three left in serious ~ for the prize.

▪ out of ~ (for sth)

The Jaguars are now out of ~.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .