Sentence:  These booze customers had until then been buying their supplies from the Sheldon , Saltis-McErlane , and Druggan-Lake gangs , and now they were <WSD>competing</WSD> for trade with the Torrio-Capone saloons ; once again O ' Banion 's brash recklessness had caused a proliferation of ill will . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others