Definition of competitiveness in English:
competitiveness
nounkəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəskəmˈpɛdɪdɪvnəs
mass noun1Possession of a strong desire to be more successful than others.
a lot of people get wrapped up in competitiveness and jealousy
Example sentencesExamples
- Sports contests can channel young people's natural competitiveness in character-building directions.
- Expecting the players to curb their aggression and competitiveness when trying to win a match is going too far.
- Competitiveness has become a personal attribute that, at its best, provides the fuel to drive us to our loftiest goals, but at its worst, can lead astray our better judgment.
- It is that we allowed our competitiveness to override our common sense.
- Enthusiasts show little concern for the scars left by the fish's teeth, and it's really their obsessiveness and competitiveness that provide the focus for this documentary.
- While the American contestants were more serious in their competitiveness, they were wracked with guilt about demonstrating individualistic, competitive qualities.
- The eagerness and competitiveness seen at all quiz events were evident here too.
- They learned competitiveness and the arts of winning and losing.
- This sets the boys into a frenzy of competitiveness carefully concealed behind the private school ethic of nonchalance.
- He is highly respected throughout the cricket association for his skill and competitiveness.
2The quality of being as good as or better than others of a comparable nature.
the competitiveness of the agricultural sector
Example sentencesExamples
- Setting up a website will in itself improve your company's competitiveness rating.
- The deterioration of trade competitiveness has offset any positive impact that might have been derived from overseas domestic consumption.
- Restructuring denotes the reorientation of firms into more efficient units, gaining competitiveness and fueling growth.
- Continued focus on competitiveness, sustained by more deregulation, is all part of the mix.
- The new government hopes to improve the competitiveness of its exports.
- High-protein soybean varieties may improve competitiveness of livestock producers.
- We seek to maintain and deepen competitiveness, especially by addressing infrastructure deficits.
- The only and best way to tide over the difficulties is to improve the technological competitiveness of domestic enterprises.
- The top-line aims are to protect humans and wildlife from the threat of chemicals without negatively affecting the competitiveness of the chemical industry.
- He should exert himself to enhance the competitiveness of the education system despite mounting difficulties.
- 2.1 The quality of comparing well with rival traders in terms of pricing.
shoppers are often pleasantly surprised by the competitiveness of the prices
Example sentencesExamples
- Many service organizations have sought to pass on a greater part of the production process to their customers in order to retain price competitiveness.
- Our cost competitiveness in the middle of the chain has been seriously eroded.
- A sharper fall in the dollar would hurt the competitiveness of our exports.
- The strength of the US dollar significantly improved the competitiveness of EU exporters.
- It may be expedient to allow the currency to depreciate in order to obtain a rapid improvement in competitiveness.
- In overall terms, the trade data reflect the weakness of external demand and the general loss of cost competitiveness.
- There has been an improvement in the price competitiveness of Irish cattle relative to others available on the EU market.
- The falling currency would have rectified the competitiveness of Irish exporters.
- More significant job losses and a decline in living standards could occur, if the decline in cost competitiveness is allowed to persist.
- Wouldn't the cost of running the direct-mail operation further undermine the company's price competitiveness in comparison to the retailers' own brands?
Definition of competitiveness in US English:
competitiveness
nounkəmˈpɛdɪdɪvnəskəmˈpedidivnəs
1Possession of a strong desire to be more successful than others.
a lot of people get wrapped up in competitiveness and jealousy
Example sentencesExamples
- It is that we allowed our competitiveness to override our common sense.
- He is highly respected throughout the cricket association for his skill and competitiveness.
- Expecting the players to curb their aggression and competitiveness when trying to win a match is going too far.
- Competitiveness has become a personal attribute that, at its best, provides the fuel to drive us to our loftiest goals, but at its worst, can lead astray our better judgment.
- Enthusiasts show little concern for the scars left by the fish's teeth, and it's really their obsessiveness and competitiveness that provide the focus for this documentary.
- They learned competitiveness and the arts of winning and losing.
- Sports contests can channel young people's natural competitiveness in character-building directions.
- This sets the boys into a frenzy of competitiveness carefully concealed behind the private school ethic of nonchalance.
- While the American contestants were more serious in their competitiveness, they were wracked with guilt about demonstrating individualistic, competitive qualities.
- The eagerness and competitiveness seen at all quiz events were evident here too.
2The quality of being as good as or better than others of a comparable nature.
the competitiveness of the agricultural sector
Example sentencesExamples
- Continued focus on competitiveness, sustained by more deregulation, is all part of the mix.
- Restructuring denotes the reorientation of firms into more efficient units, gaining competitiveness and fueling growth.
- The new government hopes to improve the competitiveness of its exports.
- The deterioration of trade competitiveness has offset any positive impact that might have been derived from overseas domestic consumption.
- High-protein soybean varieties may improve competitiveness of livestock producers.
- We seek to maintain and deepen competitiveness, especially by addressing infrastructure deficits.
- The only and best way to tide over the difficulties is to improve the technological competitiveness of domestic enterprises.
- He should exert himself to enhance the competitiveness of the education system despite mounting difficulties.
- The top-line aims are to protect humans and wildlife from the threat of chemicals without negatively affecting the competitiveness of the chemical industry.
- Setting up a website will in itself improve your company's competitiveness rating.
- 2.1 The quality of comparing well with rival traders in terms of pricing.
shoppers are often pleasantly surprised by the competitiveness of the prices
Example sentencesExamples
- The strength of the US dollar significantly improved the competitiveness of EU exporters.
- More significant job losses and a decline in living standards could occur, if the decline in cost competitiveness is allowed to persist.
- Our cost competitiveness in the middle of the chain has been seriously eroded.
- It may be expedient to allow the currency to depreciate in order to obtain a rapid improvement in competitiveness.
- The falling currency would have rectified the competitiveness of Irish exporters.
- In overall terms, the trade data reflect the weakness of external demand and the general loss of cost competitiveness.
- Wouldn't the cost of running the direct-mail operation further undermine the company's price competitiveness in comparison to the retailers' own brands?
- Many service organizations have sought to pass on a greater part of the production process to their customers in order to retain price competitiveness.
- A sharper fall in the dollar would hurt the competitiveness of our exports.
- There has been an improvement in the price competitiveness of Irish cattle relative to others available on the EU market.