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