rivalry

rivalità

Rapporto in cui persone o gruppi competono continuamente per essere migliori degli altri.

In inglese semplice: A relationship in which people or groups keep competing to be better than each other.

• There is rivalry between the two teams.
• Their childhood rivalry continued into adulthood.
• A fierce rivalry developed over the top position.

Come si usa: rivalry between A and B (The rivalry between the schools lasted for years.); rivalry with someone/something (Their rivalry with the neighbouring club grew stronger.)

Sinonimi: competition

Contrari: cooperation

Espressioni comuni: rivalry between teams, sibling rivalry, fierce rivalry

rivalità nel consumo

Caratteristica di un bene: la quantità usata da una persona non può più essere usata da altri.

In inglese semplice: The quality of a product whose use by one person prevents others from using the same amount.

• Economists distinguish goods by rivalry and exclusion.
• Rivalry in consumption affects how resources are shared.
• Digital copies can reduce rivalry in the use of information.

Sinonimi: rivalrousness

Contrari: non-rivalry

Espressioni comuni: rivalry in consumption, resource rivalry