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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Saudi Arabia’s deepest crude discount since the pandemic points to deeper divisions within the world’s most important oil group, and potentially to Riyadh’s mounting anxiety about losing market share. — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Baird analysts said the agreement will help Nvidia maintain its market share lead over AI frontier labs. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Xavier Peugeot was appointed to be the head of Jeep in Europe, a new position meant to help Jeep gain market share overseas. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Viral social media trends resonate with younger shoppers, who have more than doubled their market share since 2020. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for market share

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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

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