market share

American

noun

Economics.

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

market share British

noun

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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market shares

plural

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market share

The transition comes as Cracker Barrel faces fierce competition from chains like Denny's and IHOP, which have been fighting to take market share among budget-conscious diners seeking classic American comfort food.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

"Meanwhile, it will boost the company's global influence and help lift its market share in the worldwide memory chip sector."

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The threat that OpenAI’s ChatGPT could take away search traffic and erode its more than 90% market share seemed real.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Orcel said UniCredit is gaining market share as a result, and signaled the bank wouldn’t participate in a transaction in Italy unless it improved the performance of its local business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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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