the name used by a manufacturer, merchant, service company, farming business, etc., to identify itself individually as a business.
a word or phrase used in a trade to designate a business, service, or a particular class of goods, but that is not technically a trademark, either because it is not susceptible of exclusive appropriation as a trademark or because it is not affixed to goods sold in the market.
the name by which an article or substance is known to the trade.
the name used by a trade to refer to a commodity, service, etc
the name under which a commercial enterprise operates in business
First recorded in 1860–65
First recorded in 1860–65
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Rodgers, who was once a missionary in Singapore, quietly created City Elders in Oklahoma in 2017, established “City Elders” as a trade name of his Gateway Ministries in June 2018, and launched publicly in 2019.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2023
The full data from the trial of Wegovy — a trade name for the drug semaglutide — have not yet been made public.
From Scientific American • Aug. 14, 2023
All 12 council members present for Tuesday’s meeting voted to approve an ordinance that prohibits the distribution and sale of expanded polystyrene products, more commonly known by the trade name Styrofoam.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022
The injections will be 10-microgram doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine which is now marketed with the trade name, Comirnaty.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2022
The trade name of the mattress was on a little card at the foot of the bed.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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