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

Recent Examples on the Web

The deal with Curry, who is a household name in China, is expected to further boost Li-Ning’s popularity in the country and help expand the brand’s market share in the US. —John Liu, CNN Money, 2 June 2026

The brand’s focus on delivering trend-right product drove another quarter of market share gains. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 June 2026

Nvidia's decision to aggressively compete for market share in the consumer PC market, where Intel, AMD, and Apple, have reigned supreme, reinforces our belief that this a stock to own for the long term. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026

My sources tell me that console is more or less viewed as a lost cause at this point in terms of dramatically surging market share or the playerbase there. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for market share

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Legal Definition

market share

noun

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