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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Faced with oversupply, QatarGas could decide to hold back some volumes — or push them on to the market at lower prices in a bid to incentivize demand and boost market share. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The market share of Chinese car brands in the first half of the year in Europe almost doubled from the same period last year, according to Jato Dynamics. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025 By market share, the Gemini exchange is a rather small player. Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 And while the mining and logging sector has lost 16,000 jobs, that category includes oil and gas extraction, which has been hit by lower crude prices and OPEC+ has ramped up production to grab market share. Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 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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