competitiveness
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com·pet·i·tive
(kəm-pĕt′ĭ-tĭv)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 an alternate compound binding reversibly to the site on an enzyme where the substrate would normally bind.
com·pet′i·tive·ly adv.
com·pet′i·tive·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising |
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competitiveness
[kəmˈpetɪtɪvnɪs] N [of person] → espíritu m competitivo, espíritu m de competencia; [of prices] → competitividad fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
competitiveness
[kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs] n (= ambitiousness) [person] → esprit m de compétition
(= reasonableness) [price, rate, goods] → compétitivité f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
competitiveness
n (= competitive spirit) → Wettbewerbs- or Konkurrenzgeist m; (of product, company, prices) → Wettbewerbsfähigkeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
competitiveness
[kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs] n → competitività, spirito di competizione; (in sport) → spirito agonisticoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995