trade-name
[ treyd-neym ]
/ ˈtreɪdˌneɪm /
verb (used with object), trade-named, trade-nam·ing.
to designate with or register under a trade name.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
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First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby trade-name
trade up, trade wind, trade winds, trade-in, trade-last, trade-name, trade-off, trade-weighted, traded option, trademark, tradeoff
Definition for trade-name (2 of 3)
trade name
noun
the name used by a manufacturer, merchant, service company, farming business, etc., to identify itself individually as a business.
a word or phrase used in a trade to designate a business, service, or a particular class of goods, but that is not technically a trademark, either because it is not susceptible of exclusive appropriation as a trademark or because it is not affixed to goods sold in the market.
the name by which an article or substance is known to the trade.
Origin of trade name
First recorded in 1860–65
Definition for trade-name (3 of 3)
DBA
or dba, d.b.a., d/b/a
doing business as.
usage note for DBA
DBA often precedes the name under which a business operates that is not the legal name of the owner of the business, but a name sometimes called a fictitious name or trade name.
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Example sentences from the Web for trade-name
This is one of the species of sponges of the third commercial grade, which bear the trade-name of "grass-sponge."
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote ArnoldIt is evident, therefore, that Hydronaphthol is merely a trade-name for betanaphthol.
Note: The trade-name items mentioned in this article may be obtained from any reliable nursery supply house.
British Dictionary definitions for trade-name
trade name
noun
the name used by a trade to refer to a commodity, service, etc
the name under which a commercial enterprise operates in business
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