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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

• brand names
  plural

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-naym] / 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• brand names
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of brand name¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Origin of brand-name²

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

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brand name brand-name

The firm earlier this year unveiled a new brand identity, including a new logo, website and brand name of Sheppard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

A new project can always use a helping hand — some popular IP, a respected brand name — to skip to the front of the line and cross the velvet rope to an audience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

That is not a brand name – at least, not yet.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

After World War II, the Soviets seized the Simson Works, before the complex eventually became a state-owned scooter manufacturer which retained the pre-war Simson brand name.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Rosie is the brand name for a type of chicken raised by Petaluma Poultry.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

When the brand-name drugs are prescribed off-label, they aren’t covered by insurance and can cost hundreds of dollars a month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The enrollment crisis taking down smaller schools is now hitting bigger, brand-name universities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

In 2024, brand-name drugs still under patent protection accounted for just one in 10 of the drugs prescribed to patients and 87.7% of the costs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

All of the major brand-name medications people currently use for weight loss are based on one of two molecules: semaglutide or tirzepatide, and most are self-injected weekly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

No, it’s not a fancy brand-name dress from some expensive boutique, but the fact that my cousin’s making it means it’s special to me.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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