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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market share

Vermont declines, though, to say how much market share his company has in aircraft windows – or transparencies, as they are known in the trade.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Setbacks for competitors have positioned ResMed to capture more market share.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Some companies like Ambix Manufacturing and Campbell’s have raised prices, while others like Walmart have cut prices to gain market share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The South Korean carmaker’s sales are supported by gains in its U.S. market share as well as new-model launches focused on higher-margin hybrid electric vehicles, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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