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brand name

1

noun

  1. a word, name, symbol, etc., especially one legally registered as a trademark, used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify its products distinctively from others of the same type and usually prominently displayed on its goods, in advertising, etc.
  2. a product, line of products, or service bearing a widely known brand name.
  3. Informal. a person who is notable or famous, especially in a particular field:

    The reception was replete with brand names from politics and the arts.



brand-name

2

[ brand-neym ]

adjective

  1. having or being a brand name:

    nationally known brand-name food products.

  2. Informal. widely familiar; well-known:

    Several brand-name personalities will be performing at the benefit.

brand name

noun

  1. another name for brand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of brand name1

First recorded in 1920–25

Origin of brand name2

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

Dr. Joep M. Lange, who died in the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, was one of a handful of brand-name AIDS experts.

And then there was the ultimate shortcut: using brand-name drugs as stand-ins for its own in bioequivalence studies.

Methicillin was called by its brand name, “Celbenin,” in the article.

OxyContin is the brand name for a time-release version of the pain-relief opiate oxycodone produced by Purdue Pharma.

It avoids open association with the brand name and seeks to work with other Sunni groups.

When chicory or other addition is used, the fact must be stated in clear type directly following the brand name.

Brand name of one of those mild little red Baby Goudas that make you say "Ho-hum."

If they break even they figure they are ahead of the game, because the true purpose is to build up the brand name.

It occurred to him, however, that the Double Cross (which was the brand-name of Mason's ranch) might be a pleasant place to visit.

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