[com.pe.ti.tion] n [LL competition-, competitio, fr. L competere] (1605) 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 ~"