name-brand

[ neym-brand ]

adjective

1. brand-name ( def 1 ).

noun

1. brand name ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of name-brand¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

So $1,000 invested in any of these hot, blue-chip, name-brand IPOs would have been worth nothing a few years later.

From The Daily Beast

As the "Turd Blossom" peddles his new book, even name-brand conservatives are taking shots at him.

From The Daily Beast

I have spent most of my 30 years of practice counseling top executives at a number of name-brand financial firms.

From The Daily Beast

One of my favorite stores is Plato's Closet, a thrift shop chain that offers gently used name-brand apparel at deep discounts.

From The Daily Beast

The very name Brand is doubtless a direct derivative of Hildebrand.

From Project Gutenberg

Aren't we all convinced that a name-brand article is better than one that is not so well-known?

From Project Gutenberg

At the sound of that name Brand faced sharply round upon the astonished doctor, anger flaming in his face and eyes.

From Project Gutenberg