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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Rebates are payments from drug manufacturers to PBMs in exchange for moving market share toward products with preferred positioning on formularies or lists of covered medications. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Watson believes major beer companies such as Anheuser-Busch, maker of Bud Light and Michelob Ultra, may keep prices steady to preserve market share and maintain sales volume. Heather Schlitz, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025 The deal would bring Guess fully into the brand management revolution, which has seen players like WHP, Authentic Brands Group and Marquee Brands rapidly scoop up market share by owning intellectual property and licensing parts of the business to manufacturers and operators. Evan Clark, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025 That has put Southwest in a pinch, Owens said, as all air carriers fight to increase market share. Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 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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