A contest or struggle in which multiple parties vie for the same item, position, or score; often used for auctions or close competitions.
両チームは最後まで点を競り合った。
Both teams vied for points until the very end.
オークションでは買い手同士が激しく競り合いをした。
At the auction buyers fiercely competed with each other.
新商品の市場で企業間の競り合いが続いている。
Companies continue to compete fiercely in the market for the new product.