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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Cursor has seen considerable revenue growth over the past year, but its market share has also slipped as Anthropic’s Claude Code has achieved dominance in the space. Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026 Cursor’s market share had declined from 41% in June 2025 to about 26% in May, according to spending data from Ramp. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 June 2026 Standard Bank is the third biggest bank by market share in East Africa, where economic growth of about 7%, a growing urban population, banking reforms, and harmonized customs have grabbed the attention of banking executives. Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 Wood also noted that Fox and Roku together will account for the third-most viewing of any media company, according to a recent edition of Nielsen’s monthly Gauge report on market share. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 June 2026 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 17 Jun. 2026.

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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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