brand-name
[brand-neym]
- 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.
Show More
Origin of brand-name
First recorded in 1920–25
brand name
- 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.
Show More
Origin of brand name
First recorded in 1920–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for brand-name
Contemporary Examples
Dr. Joep M. Lange, who died in the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, was one of a handful of brand-name AIDS experts.
This is about brand-name birth control drugs and other devices that some consumers swear off because they are too expensive.
Brand-name architect Robert A.M. Stern, a “modern traditionalist,” has yet to unveil the blueprints and models.
When asked to provide the brand of beer he'd like to drink, this brand-name Harvard professor made a list instead of a choice.
AT&T is again a brand-name, probably because of the iPhone, as much as anything else.
Historical Examples
It occurred to him, however, that the Double Cross (which was the brand-name of Mason's ranch) might be a pleasant place to visit.
The Uphill ClimbB. M. Bower
brand name
- another name for brand (def. 2)
Show More
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