market share

American  

noun

Economics.

• market shares
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• market shares
  plural

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Example Sentences

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market share

However, they noted that Intel will likely continue to lose market share throughout next year, “making it tough to underwrite the longer-term story even with Foundry/packaging customer announcements.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

This is a sign that Adidas has been taking market share in an increasingly challenging market, the analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

United’s decision to offer Starlink is the biggest factor helping the airline to take market share from Delta and other airlines in certain regions, Kirby said on “Cheeky Pint.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Chief Executive Sal Mancuso said Altria Group’s cigarette brands are gaining market share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Their client, Christian Brothers, wanted to know why, after years of being the dominant brand in the category, it was losing market share to E & J. Their brandy wasn’t more expensive.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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