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Examples of market share in a Sentence
The company has gained market share in the past year.
companies working to increase their market shares
Recent Examples on the Web
In an Orwellian twist, although the ad positioned Apple as the underdog against the dominant IBM, the company actually had a competitive market share, claiming 25 percent to IBM’s 24 percent at the end of 1983.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
And electric vehicles, which are gaining market share, don’t have catalytic converters to steal in the first place.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
Simply by slotting vehicles in a segment and at a certain price point, Chevrolet, typically the third-largest brand in the US after Ford and Toyota, is able to siphon off market share from competitors and grow its volume.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 May 2024
While budget brands like Old Spice saw plummeting influence among Gen Z, costly colognes from Dior and Valentino gained market share with males under age 18.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 23 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
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“Market share.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20share. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
Legal Definition
market share
noun
: the percentage of the market for a product or service that a company supplies
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