competitive
adjective
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Definition of competitive
1
: relating to, characterized by, or based on competition
competitive sports a competitive marketplace
2
: inclined, desiring, or suited to compete
a competitive personality competitive interest rates
3
: depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances
competitive inhibition of an enzyme
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Examples of competitive in a Sentence
She is a very competitive player.
You need a degree to be competitive in today's job market.
Recent Examples on the Web
But in the past few years the company has struggled in the hyper-competitive mass market. — The Economist, "Nissan loses its second chairman in a year to financial impropriety," 11 Sep. 2019 The momentum to crack down on the egregious pricing practices and anti-competitive behavior of Big Pharma has never been greater — and Congress has a real opportunity to deliver bipartisan results to patients, seniors and families. — Dylan Roberts, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: Solution to drug pricing is in hands of U.S. Senate," 11 Sep. 2019 Several analysts, including Flickinger, say Kroger and Albertsons Companies lost market share during the 2003 strike in the Southern California grocery trade, considered highly competitive by most retail standards. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Strike likely stopped: Grocery workers like pay raises, pension bump," 9 Sep. 2019 Nearly 70 Bay Area cities have markets rated at 90 or above, a mark the company ranks as most competitive in the country. — Louis Hansen, The Mercury News, "Bay Area home market, getting looser, is still tight," 9 Sep. 2019 Indiana State was 7-4 last season and 5-3 in the highly competitive Missouri Valley Football Conference, which has several of the nation’s perennial powers in the FCS. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Ryle, Cooper record-holders clash for Dayton, Indiana State the day after rivalry game," 6 Sep. 2019 Our goal is to deliver an ultra-competitive racing product with more entries and high-quality horses that appeal to bettors and horseplayers nationwide. — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, "Turfway Park 'shocked, disappointed' by Churchill Downs' 'recent attack'," 6 Sep. 2019 The 8-Under, 10-Under and 12-Under teams are all 2-1, while the 9-Under team is 1-2 in the highly competitive 12-team AYFL. — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, "Colts, Bengals kick off American Youth Football League season," 6 Sep. 2019 Though for the ultra-competitive, the virtual showdown is just as compelling. — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, "Fantasy Football Draft Night at NRG Stadium raises $375,000 for abused and neglected Houston youth," 5 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'competitive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for competitive
competitive
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of competitive
: of or relating to a situation in which people or groups are trying to win a contest or be more successful than others : relating to or involving competition
: having a strong desire to win or be the best at something
: as good as or better than others of the same kind : able to compete successfully with others
See the full definition for competitive in the English Language Learners Dictionary
competitive
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Kids Definition of competitive
: characterized by or based on a situation in which more than one person is striving for the same thing
competitive sports
competitive
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Medical Definition of competitive
: depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances
competitive inhibition of an enzyme competitive protein binding
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