Competitive Kəmˈpetətɪv Highly Market Company Extra Examples Adjective

• competitive games/sports
• graduates have to fight for jobs in an increasingly competitive market.
• those businesses are operating in an extremely competitive environment.
• the company has succeeded in a highly competitive industry.

competitive

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 an increasingly competitive market.
• Those businesses are operating in an extremely competitive environment.
• The company has succeeded in a highly competitive industry.

Extra Examples

• a fiercely competitive sport
• A competitive approach to learning is discouraged.
• It's a fiercely competitive market.
• Japan's banks face daunting competitive pressures.
2. trying very hard to be better than others
• OPPOSITE uncompetitive
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• You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport these days.

Extra Examples

• a very competitive person
• He had an assertive, competitive manner and asked all the right questions.
• He has a strong competitive streak.
• Her competitive nature often overshadows the other qualities in her game.
• The ‘heart-attack personality’ was described as aggressive, impatient, competitive, and ambitious.
3. as good as or better than others
• a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop)
• to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies
• How do we maintain our competitive edge?
• What is your strategy for helping the company stay competitive in a global market?
• We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies.

Extra Examples

• We offer loans at competitive rates.
• We aim to provide a first-rate competitive service.
• They sell quality computers at very competitive prices.
• They had gained a competitive advantage over rival companies.
• highly competitive prices
• skills training to make our industries more competitive in world markets
• Investment in research is needed to keep Britain competitive with countries like Japan.

Word Origin

• early 19th cent.: from Latin competit- ‘striven for’, from the verb competere, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’ + -ive.