: 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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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
In Nashville and across the state and country, naloxone, commonly known by the name brand Narcan, comes in forms that can be administered through the nose or injected in the thigh, often quickly bringing an overdose victim back to life.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
At the grocery store, for example, this has been showing up as people refusing to pay more for name-brand groceries and, instead, switching to store brands.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Meijer's name brand list cost 79 cents more than in September.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
In Nashville and across the state and country, naloxone, commonly known by the name brand Narcan, comes in forms that can be administered through the nose or injected in the thigh, often quickly bringing an overdose victim back to life.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Then, meander down King Street, popping in and out of the one-of-a-kind boutiques and name-brand outposts—like Marsh & Magnolia, Madison Mathews, and Sezane—along the way.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
At the grocery store, for example, this has been showing up as people refusing to pay more for name-brand groceries and, instead, switching to store brands.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Name brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20brand. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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