gain a foothold on market
1foothold — foot‧hold [ˈfʊthəʊld ǁ hoʊld] noun [countable usually singular] part of a market that a company obtains, hoping to obtain more of the same market or part of another larger market that is related to it; = BEACHHEAD: • Several U.S. companies have… …
2gain — A profit on a securities transaction recognized by selling a security for more than the security originally cost. The gain is the difference between the cost and the sale. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. gain gain 1 [geɪn] …
3foothold — noun 1 place to put your foot when climbing ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, secure VERB + FOOTHOLD ▪ have ▪ find, get, scrabble for …
4foothold — UK [ˈfʊtˌhəʊld] / US [ˈfʊtˌhoʊld] noun [countable] Word forms foothold : singular foothold plural footholds 1) a small hole, crack, or lump on a surface where you can put your foot to support yourself when climbing 2) a position from which you… …
5foothold — foot|hold [ fut,hould ] noun count 1. ) a position from which you can improve your status or become more successful in an organization, profession, or market: gain/get/establish a foothold: They have managed to gain a foothold in the South… …
6France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
7china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
8China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
9Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
10computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
