: a brand or make of a product (such as a sports car)
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Noun
Along with Cord and Duesenberg, Auburn is one of the most celebrated American marques of the prewar era.—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024 Copeman says Amalgam’s access to the marque’s CAD files used in manufacturing the full-size vehicle enables identical reproductions via 3-D printing.—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024 Instead motor marques often sign up for the 'halo effect' of associating their brand with a blockbuster franchise even if their name isn’t actually mentioned in it.—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024 Walmart, Kroger increase focus on store-brands Walmart already dominates the private brand grocery business — primarily with its Great Value marque, which includes more than 1,000 food and beverage products — and is taking it up a notch.—Bob Woods, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for marque
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan marca, from marcar to mark, seize as pledge, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marcōn to mark
Noun (2)
French, mark, brand, from Middle French, from marquer to mark, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marcōn to mark
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