competition

noun

1. 1

   the act of competing as for profit or a prize

   the teams were in fierce contention for first place

2. 2

   an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

3. 3

   the contestant you hope to defeat

   he had respect for his rivals

   he wanted to know what the competition was doing

4. 4

   a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers

   business competition can be fiendish at times