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 Tesla’s pickup has been a tear with market share gains. Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 The double whammy of crippling financial liabilities and Chianti wines’ loss of market share became too much to bear. Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune Europe, 19 Oct. 2024 But these funds have since grown more than 20% each year, rising to a market share of more than 7% in 2024, according to Morningstar. Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024 The company, in response, touted some recent improvements in market share and sales and in reducing inventory, which has become a big drag on the company. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for market share 

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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 30 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

market share

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

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