a piece/slice/share of the pie
noun phrase
: a portion of a particular amount of money
The state needs to give public schools a larger piece of the pie.
He's the best player on the team and he wants a bigger slice of the pie.
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While entering a competitive global market requires time and money, not doing so means missing out on a slice of the pie.
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Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In fact, healthcare data has exploded since the rise of EHRs, and technology companies of all sizes are eager to get a piece of the pie—though perhaps not all in the same way.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Statistics in the report show that last year, companies on average allocated 13.6% of their budgets to marketing, a piece of the pie that needs to be optimized.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Nowadays, everything from Call of Duty to Tetris has a version retrofitted to the trend; everyone wants a piece of the pie.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In fact, healthcare data has exploded since the rise of EHRs, and technology companies of all sizes are eager to get a piece of the pie—though perhaps not all in the same way.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Statistics in the report show that last year, companies on average allocated 13.6% of their budgets to marketing, a piece of the pie that needs to be optimized.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Nowadays, everything from Call of Duty to Tetris has a version retrofitted to the trend; everyone wants a piece of the pie.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for a piece/slice/share of the pie
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“A piece/slice/share of the pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20piece%2Fslice%2Fshare%20of%20the%20pie. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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