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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Now the world’s third largest smartphone maker by market share, the company is also benefiting from investors’ growing interest in China’s technology companies after DeepSeek’s January release of a cost-effective AI model. Yue Wang, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025 The company's market share also dropped by 7.6 points in 2024, now holding 52.5 percent of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) market for the year. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 According to the National Association of Realtors, these couples now account for three times the housing market share compared to the mid-1980s. Sara B. Hansen, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025 Nespresso’s market share isn’t nearly as large—nor is the pod selection. Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 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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