rivalrous

ˈraɪvəlrəs

Definition

Definition of rivalrous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

competition

Rare

having a relationship of competition or rivalry

Rare

The two companies have a rivalrous relationship.

competitive

contending

business

TECH.

describing goods consumed by one person only

TECH.

Public goods are not rivalrous in nature.

exclusive

limited

private

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Origin of rivalrous

Latin, rivalis (one using the same stream)

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private good

business

good that is rivalrous and excludable

public good

business

non-rivalrous and non-excludable economic good

common good

business

good that is rivalrous and nonexcludable

Examples of rivalrous in a sentence

A rivalrous spirit can drive innovation.
Rivalrous goods can lead to competition.
Water is often considered a rivalrous resource.

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French:rival, exclusif, ...
German:rivalisierend, konkurrierend, ...
Italian:competitivo, rivalizzante, ...
Spanish:rival, exclusivo, ...
Portuguese:rival, ...
Chinese:竞争的, 竞争性的, ...
Japanese:競争的な, 競合的な, ...
Arabic:تَنافُسِيّ, قابِل لِلتَنافُس, ...
Hebrew:תַּחֲרוּתִי, נִצְרָךְ עַל יְדֵי אָדָם אֶחָד בִּלְבַד, ...
Russian:сопернический, исключительный, ...
Ukrainian:суперницький, виключний, ...
Hindi:प्रतिस्पर्धात्मक, विरोधात्मक, ...
Bengali:প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতাপূর্ণ, অপ্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী, ...
Catalan:rival, rivalitzant, ...
Czech:konkurenční, vylučující spotřebu další osobou, ...
Danish:konkurrencepræget, ...
Dutch:rivaliserend, uitsluitend, ...
Greek:ανταγωνιστικός, ...
Hungarian:rivalizáló, egymást kizáró fogyasztású, ...
Khmer:ប្រកួតប្រជែងគ្នា, ដែលការប្រើប្រាស់ដោយម្នាក់កាត់បន្ថយការប្រើប្រាស់របស់អ្នកដទៃ, ...
Korean:경쟁적인, 경합적인, ...
Persian:رقابتی, انحصاری, ...
Polish:rywalizacyjny, wyłączny, ...
Portuguese (BR):rival, ...
Romanian:rival, exclusiv, ...
Swedish:rivaliserande, exklusiv, ...
Thai:เป็นคู่แข่ง, แย่งชิง, ...
Turkish:rekabetçi, rekabetli, ...
Vietnamese:cạnh tranh, độc quyền, ...

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Adjective

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