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noun Economics.

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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Words nearby market share

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How to use market share in a sentence

Understanding customer behavior will no doubt be a bigger lift than before, but data will be a pivotal differentiating factor as brands battle for market share.
Brand Summit Recap: Marketers face looming identity crisis|Digiday Editors|February 10, 2021|Digiday
For brands in troubled categories like travel, however, there is a sense that they need to return to advertising for fear of losing market share, according to marketing execs.
Marketing Briefing: How the Super Bowl represents a return to normalcy that’s yet to become reality|Kristina Monllos|February 9, 2021|Digiday
Although Google’s years of development and investment into its search ecosystem would certainly be a high barrier to entry, Apple’s massive user base and commitment to privacy would certainly capture a significant portion of market share.
The future of Google and what it means for search|Pete Eckersley|February 5, 2021|Search Engine Watch
You need to focus on the top 10 campaigns and check for the market shares of your competitors and monitor closely when you are not shown.
Google Ads new features: Five tips for your Google Ads campaigns|Martin Romerio|February 3, 2021|Search Engine Watch

Their goal is to capture enough market share that they can put us and everyone else out of business and then raise prices to actually be profitable.
Restaurants Avoiding Big Delivery Apps Have to Get Creative|Kristen Hawley|February 1, 2021|Eater
I know that Detroit is losing market share in auto sales, but how did they let the Motown sound slip out of their hands?
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The market share in New York is getting diluted because as it expands to Brooklyn there are just so many options,” Brazeal says.
High Rents Are Killing the Restaurant Capital|Will Doig|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Woe unto the politicians and parties that fail to grok this, as they will face only bigger and bigger losses in market share.
Hey, Boomers—Millennials Hate Your Partisan Crap|Nick Gillespie|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With its distinctive design and huge market share, the Prius easily stood out.
Hybrid Cars Are Niche No More|The Daily Beast|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Put another way, in places where it has been established for a decade or more, Whole Foods seems to be losing market share.
Whole Foods Is Getting Its Organic Lunch Eaten|Daniel Gross|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for market share

market share

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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