Collocations/derivatives

COMPETITION

#	ITEM	DEFINITION	COLLOCATIONS/DERIVATIVES
	Acquisition	obtaining ownership and control by one bigger firm, in whole or in part, of another firm or business.	make an ~; recent/latest/attempted/ agreed ~; syn. takeover (hostile acquisition)
	Advantage (n) – (ant) disadvantage	something that helps you to be better or more successful than others	competitive ~; advantageous (adj.); ~ in sth/over sb/to sth.; cost ~, compete at a disadvantage; take/gain/lose ~ of/over sb/ sth
	Ball: keep one’s eyes on the ball	stay focused
	Best practices	the best possible ways of doing something in a certain field	get exposed to/implement ~s,
	Bid	an offer to give a particular sum of money for sth, do work or provide a service for example at an auction	~for sth; offer/receive a ~; high/low ~; ~rigging: a particular form of collusive price-fixing behavior by which firms coordinate their bids on contracts
	Bundling syn. tied selling	when one product is sold in proportion to another as a requirement for the sale	Practice/introduce ~
	Cartel (n)	– a group of manufacturers who combine to stop competition and increase profits	form/set up/join in a ~
	Compete (v) Competition (n) syn. Rivalry	try to gain advantage over other companies in the market	strong/fierce/tough/intense/fair/unfair/cutthroat competition; respond to/cope with/face up to/ adapt to competition; competitor (n) competitive (adj.); uncompetitive anti-competitive; ~on price
	Corner the market	gain complete control of a market
	Cost (n, v)	the amount of money needed to produce sth	prime (cf: overhead expenses); low ~ producer, ~-leaders, ~ advantage, ~ leadership, at any ~cover the ~ of sth; cut/reduce ~; ~-conscious; ~-effective; costly (adv, adj);; opportunity ~
	Deep pockets	extensive financial and other resources of large firms or conglomerates used to sell below cost for extended periods of time,
	Deregulate (v n)	remove government rules and controls from an industry to increase competition	deregulation (n) - laissez faire economy (operating without governmental control)
	Differentiation	make one’s product physically different (in appearance, quality, durability etc.) from that of a rival.	~ between sth and sth; differentiate (v) sth from sth
	Diversification	expansion of an existing firm into another product line or market.	~ of products; diversify (v) diversified(adj)
	Be in the driving seat	be in the position to control the situation	~ of the company
	Dumping	selling products abroad at below prices in the home market funded from deep pocketsor profits derived from sale of other products	Prevent/prohibit ~
	Economies of scale	saving money by producing in large quantities	Cf: economies of scope (saving money by producing two products rather than separately)
	Edge: have an edge over sb	have a slight advantage over one’s competitor (s)	competitive/slight ~; give sb ~; gain ~ over sb
	Fair (adj.)	treating everybody equally	~ competition/trading practice; ant. unfair; un/fairness (n)
	Game: be ahead of the game	be in front of the competition
	Joint venture (n)	an association of firms or individuals formed to undertake a specific risky business project	found/set up/establish a~;
	Holding (n)	a purely financial company which uses its capital solely to acquire controlling interests in other operating companies	found/set up/establish a ~
	Lead (v)	be at the forefront	take/follow/regain the ~in sth; market ~ (the company with the highest sales), cf. market follower, market challenger
	Make the most of sth	get the best possible result from using sth	~ one’s opportunity, chances
	Merger	joining of two or more firms into an existing firm or to form a new firm for market expansion	a ~ between/with, consider a~; merge (v) together
	Neck: be neck and neck with sb	be at the same level as competitors
	Overtake sb	leave one’s competitors behind	~a competitor
	Pervade (v)	spread all around	pervasive (adj) pervasiveness (n)
	Price fixing	setting prices by collusion among firms, collusive pricing	syn. predatory pricing
	Pull one’s punches	act or fight with less force than you could	We can’t afford to ~
	Race: a one horse race	being the only competitor
	Start-up	a newly established business	~ company/business/capital;
	Sink or swim syn. be thrown in at the deep water	be left on one’s own to succeed or fail without any help
	Tailor (v) syn. adapt, customize	1. make something so that it is exactly right for someone’s needs;	~ sth to sth; tailored (adj.) to sth
	USP (unique selling proposition/point)	something very unusual and special about a product which makes it competitive on the market

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