market share

American  

noun

Economics.

1. the specific percentage of total industry sales of a particular product achieved by a single company in a given period of time.

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market share British  

noun

1. the percentage of a total market, in terms of either value or volume, accounted for by the sales of a specific brand

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Example Sentences

Banks have been losing market share to private-credit firms, which are willing to make riskier loans in exchange for higher interest rates.

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“Think of what an opportunity” the capital changes would be “for banks to retake market share” from private credit, said Anton Schutz, president of Mendon Capital, an investment firm focused on banks.

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Analyst John Campbell says Eagers is less reliant than other dealers on selling cars made in Europe and North America, which he expects will continue to lose market share.

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While the wealthiest 10% of Americans account for almost half of consumer spending, Hsu sees a huge opportunity to increase market share among the 90% of people who spend the other half.

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In its first year on the market, it helped Huggies sell more diapers, grab more market share and was one of the driving forces behind a 13.1% jump in company profit last quarter.

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