competitions

Definition of competitions in English English dictionary: Organized opportunities for gifted and talented students to enter local, regional, state or national contests in a variety of subject areas (e g Quiz Bowl, Academic Games, Future Problem Solving, Spelling Bees, Science Olympiad); Grants for constructing, renovating, remodeling, or rehabilitating property Includes general or unspecified capital support awards See also: Awards, Prizes Topic areas: Fundraising and Financial Sustainability; plural of competition; Organized opportunities for gifted and talented students to enter local, regional, state or national contests in a variety of subject areas (e g , Quiz Bowl, Academic Games, Future Problem Solving, Spelling Bees, Science Olympiad); A TOB show hosted by a member school in which bands compete against other bands in their group size for scores
knobbly-knees competitions: plural form of knobbly-knees competition
wet t-shirt competitions: plural form of wet t-shirt competition
competition: {i} contest
He wants to participate in the contest. - He would like to take part in the competition.
competition: The competition is the person or people you are competing with. I have to change my approach, the competition is too good now
competition: Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have. There's been some fierce competition for the title It was in these studios that young painters found the support and stimulating competition of peers
competition: {n} contest, rivalship, strife, disput
competition: Rivalry among individuals in order to acquire more of something that is scarce [FACS] (see also fiscal policy)
competition: a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times
competition: The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with
competition: In economics, the buying or selling of goods and servies by businesses cometing in the same open market Competition means rivalry, as the competition between athletic teams
competition: The action of competing
competition: a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"
competition: The struggle between trees to obtain sunlight, nutrients, water, and growing space Every part of the tree - from the roots to the crown - competes for space and food
competition: A contest for a prize or award
competition: when two or more organisms have the potential for using the same resource
competition: rivalry between businesses in the same market
competition: In a forest, plants, animals and trees compete for water, sunlight and nutrients
competition: an interactive association between two or more species, where the presence of each is detrimental to the other in some way This may be reflected in increased death rates, or decreased growth or birth rates [3: Competition @ Miami]
competition: Businesses not affiliated with the University that offer the same goods or services as an RPA As it relates to the private sector, the University will not engage in the sale of a good or service to the public unless the activity is related to or a byproduct of the University's mission (instruction, research or outreach) The sale of ice cream produced as a byproduct of Dairy Plant Management courses is an example of an acceptable competitive activity
competition: {i} rivalry, act of competing against another; contest
competition: - Two or more organisms attempting to occupy or use the same niche or resource in an environment at the same time
competition: The competition is the goods that a rival organization is selling. The American aerospace industry has been challenged by some stiff competition
competition: Rivalry between two or more species for a limiting factor in the environment that usually results in reduced growth of participating organisms
competition: Rivalry among individuals in order to acquire more of something that is scarce
competition: Because each plant only forms a finite number of nodules, the ability of indigenous rhizobia to form nodules will limit the number produced by inoculant strains This can limit nitrogen fixation, and in the American Midwest can mean that the plant derives less than 50% of its nitrogen from symbiosis While this is generally seen as a competition between inoculant and indigenous rhizobia, various factors play a role These include the great numerical superiority of the indigenous rhizobia in the bulk soil, and the limited mobility of the inoculant rhizobia It is also assumed that indigenous rhizobia are also better adapted to soil conditions
competition: The struggle between trees to obtain sunlight, nutrients, water and growing space Every part of the tree, from the roots to the crown, competes for space and food
competition: The struggle of trees to maintain a dominant position in the forest stand to be free to grow The struggle is for sunlight, soil moisture and soil nutrients The struggle may be between brush and tree seedlings early in life or between trees of the same or different species later Competition has a profound effect on stand composition development People can play a powerful role in relieving competition in favor of specific trees
competition: A competition is an event in which many people take part in order to find out who is best at a particular activity. a surfing competition He will be banned from international competition for four years
competition: The general struggle for existence (and dominance) in which organisms compete for a limited supply of the necessities of life It is the condition of rivalry between different organisms, usually closely related species (or within a species) which use the same resources and live in the same places, that exists when organisms are in short supply If the resources are not in short supply, the condition that occurs when the organisms seeking and using that resource nevertheless harm one another in the process Competition may be interspecific (i e , between two or more different species), or intraspecific (i e , between members of the same species)
competition: the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
competition: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
competition: - originally from the Greek word competere meaning to strive together for something Modern meaning is more toward striving against another as in a rivalry In economic processes, competition can be viewed as one means of achieving the higher goals of productivity, efficiency, equity and sustainability, but not as an end in itself
competition: The rival efforts of two or more people or businesses acting independently to get the business by offering a better price or a higher level of quality in goods or services <top>
competition: Rivalry Similar businesses providing products or services to your potential customers
competition: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
competition: In the general sense, a contest among sellers or buyers for control over the use of productive resources Sometimes used as a shorthand way of referring to perfect competition, a market condition in which no individual buyer or seller has any significant influence over price
competition: Interaction where two or more organisms in the same space require the same resource (e g , food, water, nesting space, ground space) which is in limiting supply to the individuals seeking it Competition can occur at the interspecific or intraspecific biotic levels Competition may also be the result of two different processes: exploitation or interference
competition: An interaction in which two organisms remove from the environment a limited resource that both require, and both organisms are harmed in the process Competition can occur between members of the same species and between members of different species
competition: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times
competition: Struggle among trees and other vegetation, generally for limited nutrients, light, and water present on a site Competition can cause reduced tree growth Severe competition in very dense stands may cause stand stagnation
competition: The idea that to survive agents must fight each other and that only one of them can be successful This assumes that resources are limited (insufficient for both) and is often a negative-sum strategy, i e 'win-lose' or 'lose-lose'
competition: Activity of two or more entities taken in consideration of each other to achieve differing objectives The commercial analogue of military combat
competition: Competition is an activity involving two or more firms, in which each firm tries to get people to buy its own goods in preference to the other firms' goods. The deal would have reduced competition in the commuter-aircraft market Clothing stores also face heavy competition from factory outlets
competition: Generally viewed by a business as those firms that market products or services similar to, or substitutable for, its product or services in the same market