Compete vs Noncompetition - What's the difference?
compete | noncompetition |
To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another.
Of or pertaining to an agreement not to compete with another party
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A failure to compete
As a verb compete
is .As an adjective noncompetition is
of or pertaining to an agreement not to compete with another party.compete
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(Webster 1913)Verb
Usage notes
A person will compete for'' a prize received for winning a competition. Two or more persons ''compete against'' one another if they are rivals. Two or more persons can ''compete with'' each other as teammates, however ''compete with'' is also used to indicate two persons ''competing against each other.Derived terms
* competitor * competition * noncompeteExternal links
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