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1 ADJ Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other. □  Only by keeping down costs will America maintain its competitive advantage over other countries. □  Japan is a highly competitive market system. □  Universities are very competitive for the best students. ●  com|peti|tive|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  He's now back up on the slopes again, skiing competitively.

2 ADJ A competitive person is eager to be more successful than other people. □  He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive. □  I'm a very competitive person and I was determined not be beaten. ●  com|peti|tive|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  They worked hard together, competitively and under pressure. ●  com|peti|tive|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  I can't stand the pace, I suppose, and the competitiveness, and the unfriendliness.

3 ADJ Goods or services that are at a competitive price or rate are likely to be bought, because they are less expensive than other goods of the same kind. □  Homes for sale at competitive prices will secure interest from serious purchasers. ●  com|peti|tive|ly ADV [ADV -ed, ADV after v] □  …a number of early Martin and Gibson guitars, which were competitively priced. ●  com|peti|tive|ness N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] It is only on the world market that we can prove the competitiveness and quality of our goods.

com|peti|tor ◆◇◇ /kəmpe t I tə ^r / (competitors )

1 N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people. □  The bank isn't performing as well as some of its competitors.

2 N‑COUNT A competitor is a person who takes part in a competition or contest. □  Herbert Blocker of Germany, one of the oldest competitors, won the individual silver medal.

com|pi|la|tion /kɒ mp I le I ʃ ^ə n/ (compilations )

1 N‑COUNT A compilation is a book, CD, or programme that contains many different items that have been gathered together, usually ones which have already appeared in other places. □ [+ of ] His latest album release is a compilation of his jazz works over the past decade.

2 → see also compile

com|pile /kəmpa I l/ (compiles , compiling , compiled ) VERB When you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information. □ [V n] The book took 10 years to compile. □ [V -ed] A report compiled by the Fed's Philadelphia branch described the economy as weak.

com|pil|er /kəmpa I lə ^r / (compilers )

1 N‑COUNT A compiler is someone who compiles books, reports, or lists of information.

2 N‑COUNT A compiler is a computer program which converts language that people can use into a code that the computer can understand. [COMPUTING ]

com|pla|cen|cy /kəmple I s ^ə nsi/ N‑UNCOUNT Complacency is being complacent about a situation. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ about ] …a worrying level of complacency about the risks of infection from sexually transmitted diseases. □ [+ on ] She warned that there was no room for complacency on inflation.