brand-name

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adjective

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 foodRyan 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.
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Adjective
High-end, brand-name flats with extra jewelry can exceed $200. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 Compounded drugs can be produced when brand-name treatments are in shortage, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that the shortage of semaglutide injection products has been resolved. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 25 Feb. 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 See All Example Sentences for brand-name

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of brand-name was in 1922

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“Brand-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-name. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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brand name

noun
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