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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.

a product, line of products, or service bearing a widely known brand name.

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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Origin of brand name

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby brand name

brand image, branding iron, brandish, brand leader, brandling, brand name, brand Nazi, brand-new, Brando, Brando, Marlon, Brandon

Other definitions for brand name (2 of 2)

brand-name

[ brand-neym ]

/ ˈbrændˌneɪm /

adjective

having or being a brand name: nationally known brand-name food products.

Informal. widely familiar; well-known: Several brand-name personalities will be performing at the benefit.

Origin of brand-name

First recorded in 1920–25

How to use brand name in a sentence

One of the more recognizable brand names in computer products, Corsair specializes in gaming mechanical keyboards.
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Ten years ago, the Department of Labor wrapped up a lengthy investigation of Arise Virtual Solutions, a company that recruited customer service agents to work from home fielding calls for big brand names like Disney and AAA.
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Being able to reinforce brand name and other keyword terms for your site and individual pages.
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A number of lesser-known brands also yield excellent results, so it’s best not to pay more attention to brand name than to the individual features of any model.
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To make matters more confusing, every manufacturer has their own made-up brand names for CEC, so you’ll have to look that up too.
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The CDA was passed not in the name of censorship but in the name of protecting children from stumbling across sexual material.
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“Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.
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Yet, for god knows what reason, his name is never brought up in the “Great American Filmmaker” conversation.
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But as an American creating a new brand here, and living the daily life of the souk, he seems to be in a league of his own.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).
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In pursuing his alchemical researches, he discovered Prussian blue, and the animal oil which bears his name.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
"Garnache," came the other's crisp, metallic voice, and the name had a sound as of an oath on his lips.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Children, and the building of a city shall establish a name, but a blameless wife shall be counted above them both.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for brand name

brand name

noun

another name for brand (def. 2)

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

brand name

Origin of brand name

Words nearby brand name

Other definitions for brand name (2 of 2)

Origin of brand-name

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How to use brand name in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for brand name