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

Alibaba's domestic e-commerce business Taobao and Tmall Group produced revenue growth of 5% for the quarter and company executives said the division would continue to focus on market share stabilisation in the near future. —Harshita Mary Varghese and Casey Hall, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025

Sunbeam's market share slide has brought it perilously close to being second-tier in categories like food processors and mixers. —Matt Schifrin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

The company has lost market share to BYD in China; BMW and Volkswagen in Europe; and Hyundai and General Motors in the United States. —Jack Ewing, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

Michelle Evans, global lead for retail and digital shopper insights at Euromonitor, said that indicates that Walmart is also gaining market share from lower- and middle-income customers. —Melissa Repko, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for market share

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Legal Definition

market share

noun

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