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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Some investors are wary that alternative data management system PostgreSQL could steal market share from MongoDB, driving down the stock by more than 40% in the first quarter, Ikeda said. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Ultimately, resiliency is about speeding time to recover, minimizing the costs associated with the disruption and adapting faster to protect customer trust, market share and margins. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 These companies may try to absorb some of the cost to protect their market share and work through existing inventory. — Kent Jones, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 The result is a self-defeating race to the bottom, in which firms cut prices below cost, accept razor-thin or negative margins, and continue building to chase greater market share. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 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

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

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