competitor

competitor
competitor com‧pet‧i‧tor [kəmˈpettə ǁ -ər] noun [countable] COMMERCE
a person, product, company, country etc that is competing with another:

• people who have tried our product or its direct competitor

• Britain has had higher long-term interest rates than most of its major competitors.

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competitor UK US /kəmˈpetɪtər/ noun [C]
► a person, product, company, etc. that is trying to compete with others, for example, by trying to make bigger sales in a particular market: chief/main/major competitor »

At least one major competitor is gearing up to provide local service at lower prices.

 domestic/foreign/overseas competitor »

In an effort to undercut foreign competitors, the company recently unveiled a low-end model that sells for as little as $360.

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Many companies focus much of their energy on taking market share from their competitors.

→ See Note COMPETITION(Cf. ↑competition)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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