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Definition of market share noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

market share

noun
 
/ˌmɑːkɪt ˈʃeə(r)/
 
/ˌmɑːrkɪt ˈʃer/
[uncountable, countable] (business)
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  1. the amount that a company sells of its products or services compared with other companies selling the same things
    • They claim to have a 40 per cent worldwide market share.
    • The firm will expand its size to claim more market share.
    compare mindshare
    Collocations BusinessBusinessRunning a business
    • buy/​acquire/​own/​sell a company/​firm/​franchise
    • set up/​establish/​start/​start up/​launch a business/​company
    • run/​operate a business/​company/​franchise
    • head/​run a firm/​department/​team
    • make/​secure/​win/​block a deal
    • expand/​grow/​build the business
    • boost/​increase investment/​spending/​sales/​turnover/​earnings/​exports/​trade
    • increase/​expand production/​output/​sales
    • boost/​maximize production/​productivity/​efficiency/​income/​revenue/​profit/​profitability
    • achieve/​maintain/​sustain growth/​profitability
    • cut/​reduce/​bring down/​lower/​slash costs/​prices
    • announce/​impose/​make cuts/​cutbacks
    Sales and marketing
    • break into/​enter/​capture/​dominate the market
    • gain/​grab/​take/​win/​boost/​lose market share
    • find/​build/​create a market for something
    • start/​launch an advertising/​a marketing campaign
    • develop/​launch/​promote a product/​website
    • create/​generate demand for your product
    • attract/​get/​retain/​help customers/​clients
    • drive/​generate/​boost/​increase demand/​sales
    • beat/​keep ahead of/​out-think/​outperform the competition
    • meet/​reach/​exceed/​miss sales targets
    Finance
    • draw up/​set/​present/​agree/​approve a budget
    • keep to/​balance/​cut/​reduce/​slash the budget
    • be/​come in below/​under/​over/​within budget
    • generate income/​revenue/​profit/​funds/​business
    • fund/​finance a campaign/​a venture/​an expansion/​spending/​a deficit
    • provide/​raise/​allocate capital/​funds
    • attract/​encourage investment/​investors
    • recover/​recoup costs/​losses/​an investment
    • get/​obtain/​offer somebody/​grant somebody credit/​a loan
    • apply for/​raise/​secure/​arrange/​provide finance
    Failure
    • lose business/​trade/​customers/​sales/​revenue
    • accumulate/​accrue/​incur/​run up debts
    • suffer/​sustain enormous/​heavy/​serious losses
    • face cuts/​a deficit/​redundancy/​bankruptcy
    • file for/ (North American English) enter/​avoid/​escape bankruptcy
    • (British English) go into administration/​liquidation
    • liquidate/​wind up a company
    • survive/​weather a recession/​downturn
    • propose/​seek/​block/​oppose a merger
    • launch/​make/​accept/​defeat a takeover bid
See market share in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee market share in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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