market share

noun

: the percentage of the market for a product or service that a company supplies

Examples of market share in a Sentence

The company has gained market share in the past year. companies working to increase their market shares
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Its 2030 forecast now stands at 4.7 million for a market share of 35%. Neil Winton, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Some Chinese firms also branched out, expanding and building operations outside of China to capture market share. Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025 This 45-percent decrease, along with a reduction in market share from 1.8 percent to 1 percent, occurred despite battery electric vehicle sales rising by 34 percent over the same period. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 Oppo is the sixth-largest smartphone maker in China, according to Counterpoint Research, holding a 14% market share in the three months ending 2024. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for market share

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of market share was in 1918

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“Market share.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20share. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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market share

noun
: the percentage of the market for a product or service that a company supplies

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