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market segment

British  

noun

  1. a part of a market identifiable as having particular customers with specific buying characteristics

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This hub quickly emerged as one of Robinhood’s fastest-growing product lines by revenue, with the company writing in its third-quarter earnings release that the predictions market segment was “growing rapidly.”

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

AMC was absorbed into Chrysler in 1987; the establishment of SUVs as an emergent and lucrative market segment is its legacy.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2023

McDonald's has opened its first iteration of CosMc's, a retro-style restaurant idea that will offer coffee and other specialty drinks, which would operate in the same market segment as Starbucks.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

In particular, milk powder products for adults that are fortified with vitamins and minerals - while mostly a nascent China-only market segment - have been targeted as a promising area for development.

From Reuters • May 10, 2023

"It looks like their strategy will be to serve the grocery market segment that stands between the Whole Foods and Dollar General segments," Sidone told The Northwest Indiana Times.

From Salon • May 9, 2023

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