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

Another page that online managers have borrowed from higher education's traditional pricing playbook is that consumers often equate high prices with high quality, especially at brand-name colleges and universities. —Jon Marcus, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025

As a result, there are a few key differences to note in how brand-name and compounded GLP-1s come to be. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Mar. 2025

Noun

Shortening Shortening, most often referred to by our readers simply as the brand name Crisco, has been a Southern baking necessity for generations. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025

In late February, the FDA delisted semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. —Cathy Cassata, Health, 7 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for brand-name

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe

Legal Definition

brand name

noun

: trade name