: a product that is made by a well-known company
clothing stores that sell name brands at low prices
: relating to or being a product that is made by a well-known company
name-brand clothing
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Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 23 June 2025
These are four programs — Oklahoma, Auburn, Florida, LSU — that based on name brand would not surprise anyone by making a leap.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
While name-brand drugs are largely manufactured in the U.S. and Europe, generic drugs are primarily imported from India and China, the UNC Center for the Business of Health notes.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Noun
The capsules dissolved quickly — up to three times faster than the name brand.
—Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 23 June 2025
These are four programs — Oklahoma, Auburn, Florida, LSU — that based on name brand would not surprise anyone by making a leap.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Satterfield said he’s noticed an uptick in urgency among the Bearcats this summer because of the name-brand opponent in Nebraska.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
While name-brand drugs are largely manufactured in the U.S. and Europe, generic drugs are primarily imported from India and China, the UNC Center for the Business of Health notes.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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“Name brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20brand. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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