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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Things went from bad to worse under new leadership, which oversaw sliding sales, market share and finances. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025 The new attraction could mean market share loss for Disney in theme parks, threatening a key profit driver. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025 As one of the contestants in the AI arms race, Google is leveraging its nearly 90% market share in search to promote search results from its AI platform Gemini. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025 The crux of the government's argument is that Google has unfair control of a huge market share in U.S. search, a valuation eclipsing $1 trillion. Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 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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