chiefly US 1 a : not very interested in winning or being more successful than other people
▪ He's a pretty noncompetitive guy, especially compared to his brothers.
b : not involved in official competitions, contests, etc.
▪ Once a week, he plays hockey in a noncompetitive league. 2 : not good enough to compete with others
▪ The school was unable to hire good teachers because it was paying noncompetitive wages/salaries. 3 : not having or allowing competition
▪ The report describes dozens of noncompetitive contracts [=contracts that were unfairly given to a company without seeing if another company would do the job for less money] that the state has illegally given out in the past five years.
▪ He's a pretty noncompetitive guy, especially compared to his brothers.
b : not involved in official competitions, contests, etc.
▪ Once a week, he plays hockey in a noncompetitive league.
▪ The school was unable to hire good teachers because it was paying noncompetitive wages/salaries.
▪ The report describes dozens of noncompetitive contracts [=contracts that were unfairly given to a company without seeing if another company would do the job for less money] that the state has illegally given out in the past five years.
— non·com·pet·i·tive·ly adverb
— non·com·pet·i·tive·ness noun [noncount]





