rival
/ˈraɪvəl/ verb [T] (UK -ll-, US -l-)Definition
› to be as good as other similar people, companies, products, etc.: In the Algarve, citrus farming is expanding rapidly and the fruit rivals anything Spain can produce. Electronic marketplaces can offer a reach and efficiency that physical markets cannot rival.rival sb/sth as sth China could eventually rival Japan as the most lucrative luxury market in the world.
(Definition of rival verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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