COMPETITIVE


Meaning of COMPETITIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv ]

adjective

Date: 1829

1. : relating to, characterized by, or based on competition

competitive sports

2. : inclined, desiring, or suited to compete

a competitive personality

salary benefits must be competitive — M. S. Eisenhower

3. : depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances

competitive inhibition of an enzyme

• com·pet·i·tive·ly adverb

• com·pet·i·tive·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.