nameplate
noun
name·plate
ˈnām-ˌplāt 
: something (such as a plate or plaque) bearing a name (as of a resident or manufacturer)
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Thanks to the incentive, drivers can save over $3,000 on best-selling Ford nameplates like the Ford F-150 pickup truck.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 May 2025
While the old trusty nameplates continue to be profitable and modern, Ford has untouched the Mustang and for good reason.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
Between 1964 and 1970 over a dozen muscle car nameplates were launched.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
With roughly half of the affordable vehicles sold in the U.S. dependent on Mexico or Canada, Smoke said rising costs could eliminate some of those nameplates.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 May 2025
While the old trusty nameplates continue to be profitable and modern, Ford has untouched the Mustang and for good reason.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
Between 1964 and 1970 over a dozen muscle car nameplates were launched.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
With roughly half of the affordable vehicles sold in the U.S. dependent on Mexico or Canada, Smoke said rising costs could eliminate some of those nameplates.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nameplate
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“Nameplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nameplate. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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