market share

noun

The percentage of some market held by a company, country, (sub)sector or any other actor or aggregate.

“They continued to lose market share.”

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Meanings

nounmarket share (countable and uncountable, plural market shares)

plural market shares · alternative marketshare · alternative market-share

  1. countableuncountableThe percentage of some market held by a company, country, (sub)sector or any other actor or aggregate.

    They continued to lose market share.

    2 more examples

    They have increased their market share.

    The expectations for the shuttle service that carried lorries and cars did prove more robust, but ferries have maintained a greater-than-expected market share because the sea crossing allows rest time for drivers.

    2020 November 18, “Industry Insider: Improving rail connectivity”, in Rail, page 68

    Synonyms: usage share

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe percentage of some market held by a company, country, (sub)sector or any other actor or aggregate.

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usage share

Origin

From market + share.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 市場佔有率 /市场占有率, 市佔率 /市占率
  • 市場佔有率 /市场占有率 (shìchǎng zhànyǒulǜ)percentage of some market
  • 市佔率 /市占率 (shìzhànlǜ)percentage of some market
  • 市場份額 /市场份额 (shìchǎng fèn'é)percentage of some market
Danish markedsandel
  • markedsandelpercentage of some market
Dutch marktaandeel
  • marktaandeelpercentage of some market
Finnish markkinaosuus
  • markkinaosuuspercentage of some market
French part de marché
  • part de marchépercentage of some market
German Marktanteil
  • Marktanteilpercentage of some market
Greek μερίδιο αγοράς
  • μερίδιο αγοράς (merídio agorás)percentage of some market
Hungarian piaci részesedés
  • piaci részesedéspercentage of some market
Japanese 市場占有率
  • 市場占有率 (shijō senyūritsu)percentage of some market
Norwegian Bokmål markedsandel
  • markedsandelpercentage of some market
Polish udział rynkowy
  • udział rynkowypercentage of some market
Portuguese fatia de mercado, participação no mercado
  • fatia de mercadopercentage of some market
  • participação no mercadopercentage of some market
  • parcela de mercadopercentage of some market
  • participação em mercadopercentage of some market
Russian до́ля ры́нка
  • до́ля ры́нка (dólja rýnka)percentage of some market
Spanish cuota de mercado, porción del mercado
  • cuota de mercadopercentage of some market
  • porción del mercadopercentage of some market
Swedish marknadsandel
  • marknadsandelpercentage of some market
Thai ส่วนครองตลาด, ส่วนแบ่งการตลาด
  • ส่วนครองตลาด (sùuan-krɔɔng-dtà-làat)percentage of some market
  • ส่วนแบ่งการตลาด (sùuan-bɛ̀ng-gaan-dtà-làat)percentage of some market
Ukrainian ча́стка ри́нку
  • ча́стка ри́нку (částka rýnku)percentage of some market
Cite this entry
APA

market share. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20share

MLA

“market share.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20share. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “market share,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20share.

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