competition

competition - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ the act of competing as for profit or a prize
→ contention , rivalry

[ noun ]
■ an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
→ contest

[ noun ]
■ the contestant you hope to defeat
e.g.)
・he wanted to know what the competition was doing
→ challenger , competitor , contender , rival

[ noun ]
■ a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
e.g.)
・business competition can be fiendish at times