Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications. / (law) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question. / Adequate for the purpose

(obsolete) A sufficient supply (of). / (obsolete) A sustainable income. / The ability to perform some task; competence. / (law) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.

(obsolete) Compatible

plural of competence

plural of non-compete

(law) Describing a contractual clause that prevents a person or company from competing with another, especially with a former employer or partner

Such a clause.

(management) An important special capability or expertise, especially that of a business affording it sustainable competitive advantage.

Alternative spelling of immunocompetent

(sociolinguistics) A language user's grammatical knowledge of syntax, morphology, phonology and the like, as well as social knowledge about how and when to use utterances appropriately.