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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

competitiveness - an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"

fight

aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising

Translations

ανταγωνιστικότητα

competitività

competitiveness

[kəmˈpetɪtɪvnɪs] N [of person] → espíritu m competitivo, espíritu m de competencia; [of prices] → competitividad f

Collins 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 agonistico

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DTI sees further gains in competitiveness ranking !-- -- Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) - May 30, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is optimistic of improvements in the Philippines' ranking in other competitiveness surveys after the country advanced by four notches to reach the 46th spot out of 63 countries in the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook of the International Institute Management for Development (IMD).

DTI sees further gains in competitiveness ranking

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday, has tweeted a picture that was taken 10 years ago during the launch of Emirates Competitiveness Council.

Dubai Ruler shares 10-year-old photo with a special message

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QNA Doha The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA), in cooperation with Switzerland's International Institute for Management Development (IMD), has begun a survey on global competitiveness. The survey, which began in February, will run until March this year, PSA said in a statement on Sunday.