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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Lenovo retained its spot as market leader, with a 26% market share and the highest first-quarter performance on record. Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026 The chipmaker is in the midst of a multiyear effort to restore its technological leadership after years of ceding market share to rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 LeBlanc said the big AI players are vying for market share and expects free offerings to remain on the market for now. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Despite record global travel growth, the United States is losing market share as fewer international visitors choose to visit. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 17 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 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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