brand-name

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adjective

ˈbran(d)-ˈnām 

1

: of or relating to a brand name

brand-name products

2

: having a well-known and usually highly regarded or marketable name

brand-name authors

the … party lacks brand-name guests or good food

—Ryan Lizza

brand name

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noun

1

: an arbitrarily adopted name that is given by a manufacturer or merchant to an article or service to distinguish it as produced or sold by that manufacturer or merchant and that may be used and protected as a trademark

2

: one having a well-known and usually highly regarded or marketable name

Examples of brand-name in a Sentence

Noun

The drug is sold under several brand names.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Consumers should try to buy brand-name cinnamon to avoid lead contamination risk, Shumow said. —Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024

Best Nordstrom Cyber Monday Deals Nordstrom is offering sweet discounts on designer and brand-name clothes. —Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024

Noun

Tretinoin was first approved by the FDA in 1971—under the brand name Retin-A—as a topical acne treatment. —Jasmine Browley, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024

Hotel group Accor acquired control of the brand name in 2017 after buying a 50% stake from French railway company SNCF. —Julianna Bragg, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

brand name

noun

: trade name