n.
Pronunciation: ˌ käm-p ə - ' ti-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin competition-, competitio, from Latin competere
Date: 1579
1 : the act or process of competing : RIVALRY : as a : the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms b : active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply
2 : a contest between rivals also : one's competitors <faced tough competition >