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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Jefferies also included an upside scenario of $400 a share that would entail an even bigger acceleration in the AI server market and AMD stealing even more market share from Nvidia. John Melloy, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025 In the paper, BNSF highlighted that a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would control 45 percent of existing freight, citing STB metrics that also indicated that the combined company would move 46 percent of containers and have 43 percent market share of total carload volumes. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025 In 2010, Medicare Advantage had only 25 percent of the market but gained more substantial portions of the market share with each passing year. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 Filosa, an industry veteran from Stellantis’ predecessor company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is struggling to stabilize a group that’s suffered steep market share losses in the US and Europe following a series of strategic missteps under Tavares. Gabrielle Coppola, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for market share

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of market share was in 1918

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Market share.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20share. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

Legal Definition

market share

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

More from Merriam-Webster on market share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!