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• brand name
  brand name

  noun

  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.
• brand-name
  brand-name

  adjective

  having or being a brand name.

brand name

¹ American  

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.

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brand-name ² American  

[brand-neym] / ˈbrændˌneɪm /

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.

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brand name British  

noun

1. another name for brand

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Etymology

Origin of brand name¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Origin of brand-name²

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Nvidia is among the brand name companies backing the startup as part of a new $300 million round led by Radical Ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Medication abortions are most commonly prescribed with the brand name drug Mifeprex.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Botulinum toxin - commonly known by the brand name Botox - is more widely known for its use as a cosmetic treatment which works by blocking signals from the nerves that control the facial muscles.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Johnson’s Part D plan only covers Ventolin, for instance, the brand name of the inhaler that she takes.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Instead of a brand name on the label it simply repeated his badge number, 4566.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers