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-name¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

That may seem like a small thing, but suddenly we didn’t have brand names like Fruit Loops and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

From Literature

The affected shredded cheese products came in five different varieties and were sold under a host of brand names at Target, Walmart, Aldi and other major retailers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

From Los Angeles Times

The new version, which Novartis will sell under the brand name Itvisma, is approved for spinal muscular atrophy patients aged 2 and older.

From Barron's

Investors appear to believe Penn can succeed on its own, without having to pay to use another brand name, as the shares surged 7.4% in premarket trading.

From MarketWatch

Many people have been helped by antidepressants, the most common of which are so-called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, including sertraline, also known as Zoloft, and escitalopram—brand name Lexapro.

From The Wall Street Journal