A provision within a business agreement or employment contract which stipulates that the contracting party must abstain from competitive practices not in the interests of an identified firm, such as starting a competing business or accepting a job with a competitor, and often extending for a period of time after the termination of the original employment or other business relationship.

noncompetencenoun

The state or condition of being noncompetent.

noncompetencynoun

Lack of competency.

noncompetentadj

Synonym of incompetent.

noncompetingadj

That does not compete with others.

noncompetitionadj

Of or pertaining to an agreement not to compete with another party

noncompetitionaladj

Not competitional.

noncompetitiveadj

That does not involve competition or rivalry.

noncompetitivelyadv

In a noncompetitive way.

noncompetitivenessnoun

The quality of not being competitive.

noncompetitornoun

One who is not a competitor.

noncompilableadj

Not compilable.

noncompiledadj

Not compiled.

noncompilingadj

That does not compile.

noncomplainernoun

One who does not complain.

noncomplainingadj

Not complaining.

noncomplaintnoun

That which is not a complaint.

noncomplementaritynoun

The condition of being noncomplementary

noncomplementaryadj

Not complementary.

noncomplementationnoun

failure (of mutations) to complement one another

noncomplementingadj

Not complementing

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