[noun] a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"
[noun] an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants Synonyms:contest
[noun] the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" Synonyms:contention, rivalry
[noun] the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" Synonyms:rival, challenger, competitor, contender