noncompetitively

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

noncompetitive +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

noncompetitively (comparative more noncompetitively, superlative most noncompetitively)

  1. In a noncompetitive way.
    • 2007 January 16, “Tracking Outsourced Bonanzas”, in New York Times[1]:
      According to one recent audit reported in The Washington Post, among 49 privatized contracts, three out of five were awarded noncompetitively, lacked oversight, and raised questions of legality.