competitive

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ UK /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #7701

Meanings

1

adj
Involving people or companies trying to be more successful than one another.

Software is a highly competitive industry.
2

adj
Very keen to win or be more successful than others.

He is so competitive that he hates losing even a friendly game.
3

adj
As good as or better than others, especially in price.

They offer good quality at competitive prices.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · very keen to win or be more... militant

3 adj · as good as or better than... inexpensive budget

Word family

Forms competitives

Derived forms anti-competitivecompetitivelycompetitivenesscompetitivityhypercompetitivenon-competitivenoncompetitiveovercompetitiveprecompetitiveprocompetitiveradiocompetitivesemicompetitive

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Phrases (1)

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competitive examination
a test in which candidates' results determine who receives limited places or jobs

Adjective + noun

Idioms (1)

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moat
Matching variant: competitive moat

a durable competitive advantage that protects a business from rivals

Etymology

From Latin competītus (past participle of competere) + -ive.

competītus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Economics & Markets

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# competitive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 7701

## Meanings
1. Involving people or companies trying to be more successful than one another.
2. Very keen to win or be more successful than others.
3. As good as or better than others, especially in price.

## Examples
- Software is a highly competitive industry.
- He is so competitive that he hates losing even a friendly game.
- They offer good quality at competitive prices.

## Derived Forms
- anti-competitive
- competitively
- competitiveness
- competitivity
- hypercompetitive
- non-competitive
- noncompetitive
- overcompetitive
- precompetitive
- procompetitive
- radiocompetitive
- semicompetitive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: competītus

## Etymology
From Latin competītus (past participle of competere) + -ive.

## AI Etymology
competitive is an adjective. It is from Latin competītus (past participle of competere) + -ive. Historical forms in the chain include competītus (Latin). Current senses include involving people or companies trying to be more successful than one another, very keen to win or be more successful than others, and as good as or better than others, especially in price. Derived forms include anti-competitive, competitively, competitiveness, competitivity, and hypercompetitive.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Economics & Markets

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