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—
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: 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.
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Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
State of play: GLP-1 drugs, which include brand-name products such as Ozempic and Wegovy, are leaving a trail of disruption throughout the economy.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
The majority were also treated with the antiviral oseltamivir, also known by the brand name Tamiflu, which may have helped to speed their recovery.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
However, this study was funded by Bioscience, the manufacturer of brand-name Prevagen apoaequorin.
—Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
State of play: GLP-1 drugs, which include brand-name products such as Ozempic and Wegovy, are leaving a trail of disruption throughout the economy.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Russ Davis Wholesale announced a recall of various salads and wraps on December 1, sold under brand names Crazy Fresh, Quick & Easy and Kowalski's Markets, that used cucumbers supplied by Baloian Farms.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
The majority were also treated with the antiviral oseltamivir, also known by the brand name Tamiflu, which may have helped to speed their recovery.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Brand-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-name. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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