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competitiveness

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com·pet·i·tive  (km-pt-tv)
adj.
1. Of, involving, or determined by competition: competitive games.
2. Liking competition or inclined to compete: a highly competitive teammate.
3. Biochemistry Relating to the inhibition of enzyme activity that results from the reversible combination of an enzyme with an alternate compound and prevents normal substrate binding.

com·peti·tive·ly adv.
com·peti·tive·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.competitivenesscompetitiveness - an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"
aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising
Translations
competitiveness [kəmˈpetɪtɪvnɪs] N [of person] → espíritu m competitivo, espíritu m de competencia; [of prices] → competitividad f
competitiveness [kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs] n
(= ambitiousness) [person] → esprit m de compétition
(= reasonableness) [price, rate, goods] → compétitivité f
competitiveness
n (= competitive spirit)Wettbewerbs- or Konkurrenzgeist m; (of product, company, prices)Wettbewerbsfähigkeit f
competitiveness [kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs] ncompetitività, spirito di competizione; (in sport) → spirito agonistico
competitiveness [kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs] ncompetitività, spirito di competizione; (in sport) → spirito agonistico


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In late November 2006, the Council on Competitiveness, a group of industrial, university and labor leaders, released its flagship report, Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands.
Previously first in the world, the US ranks #6 in the 2006-2007 World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index, which considers factors that are critical to driving productivity and competitiveness.
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