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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Since Elon Musk joined DOGE, Tesla's sales and market share have dropped, especially in Europe, where backlash has intensified over Musk's political views. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 During Musk’s time leading DOGE, Tesla experienced a significant decline in profits, reputation, and market share. Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 29 May 2025 Picking up that market share have been three countries, Mexico (from 29.65% in 2018, at the onset of Trump’s trade war with China, to 41.31%), Taiwan (2.97% to 18.37%) and Vietnam (0.80% to 13.32%). Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Despite recent growth, no-alcohol beer is far from becoming the top-selling beer category globally and only holds about 2% of worldwide beer market share. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 May 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 4 Jun. 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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