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

Tariffs on biosimilars coming from overseas — where Fresenius makes such drugs — would further incentivize U.S. use of more expensive brand-name biologics, the March 11 letter said. —Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 13 May 2025

Tariffs could actually exacerbate drug shortages, particularly generic drugs that compete with brand-name drugs. —Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

Noun

Biosimilars are very close in molecular structure and function to their referenced, brand name originator biologic medicines. —Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

The company owns and operates more than 700 stores, restaurants and bars under its own name and familiar local and international brand names. —Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 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