name-brand

American  

[naym-brand] / ˈneɪmˌbrænd /

adjective

1. brand-name.

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noun

1. brand name.

Etymology

Origin of name-brand

First recorded in 1940–45

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Example Sentences

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name-brand

And in our age of name-brand comedy showrunners, Burrows is one of a select few who paved a path for the likes of Bill Lawrence, Mike Schur and Tina Fey.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

It made a tariff-induced $1 price increase across its name-brand products last August, but so far customers aren’t taking to the new spring-season product rollout as much as management had hoped.

From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026

When counterfeiters make fake versions—phony name-brand sneakers, for instance—they don’t use the same materials, glues, dyes and paints that the legitimate manufacturer does.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

It’s not just in the realm of scripted narratives that name-brand backing helps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

It’s a good thing I went with him, though, because he would’ve paid double the price for the name-brand tools, rather than the knockoff versions I found for him for half the price.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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