competitiveness

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com·pet·i·tive·ness /kəmˈpetətɪvnəs/ noun [uncountableU]

1 BBEFFICIENTthe ability of a company, country, or a product to compete with others 竞争力

New machinery has enhanced the company’s productivity and competitiveness.

新机器帮助公司提高了生产力，增强了竞争力。

Europe’s competitiveness in international markets

欧洲在国际市场上的竞争力

2 COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEATthe desire to be more successful than other people 好胜，要强

Her enthusiasm and competitiveness rubbed off on everyone.

她的热情和好强感染了每一个人。

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competitiveness• Keisha's enthusiasm and competitiveness rubbed off on the rest of the sales team.• It is of concern within the single market since it distorts the operation of the labour market and competitiveness.• It is hardly surprising that real wages rose less rapidly than productivity and hence that profitability and competitiveness improved.• The nature of the learning experiences in each room eliminates another barrier, competitiveness.• To enhance innovation, technology transfer, productivity, and industrial competitiveness through academic-industrial partnerships.• It measures a country's competitiveness in world markets.• As the yen has climbed against the dollar over the past year, the country's competitiveness has suffered.• And with the competitiveness come a few nicks and bruises.

From Longman Business Dictionary

competitivenesscom·pet·i·tive·ness /kəmˈpetətɪvnəs/ noun [uncountableU]COMMERCEECONOMICS

the ability of a product, company, or country to compete with others

The currency’s higher value will hurt competitiveness by making Taiwan’s exports more expensive for foreign buyers.

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