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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Conn’s filed its own Chapter 11 petition in July to conduct an orderly wind-down of operations, which include both the Conn’s and W.S. Badcock nameplates.
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Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Butler took the court with his nameplate on the back of his jersey reading Butler III.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Almost exactly a year earlier, she was photographed at the U.S. Capitol proudly showing off House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s broken nameplate during the deadly uprising to stop the certification of Donald Trump’s electoral defeat.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
When Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Chrysler’s former Plymouth nameplates were closed, automakers had to buy out their dealerships.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Butler took the court with his nameplate on the back of his jersey reading Butler III.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Almost exactly a year earlier, she was photographed at the U.S. Capitol proudly showing off House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s broken nameplate during the deadly uprising to stop the certification of Donald Trump’s electoral defeat.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
When Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Chrysler’s former Plymouth nameplates were closed, automakers had to buy out their dealerships.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Nameplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nameplate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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