trade name

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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.

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Origin of trade name

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby trade name

trade-in, trade journal, trade language, trade-last, trademark, trade name, trade-off, trade on, trade paper, trade paperback, trade plate

Other definitions for trade name (2 of 2)

trade-name

[ treyd-neym ]

/ ˈtreɪdˌneɪm /

verb (used with object), trade-named, trade-nam·ing.

to designate with or register under a trade name.

Origin of trade-name

First recorded in 1860–65

How to use trade name in a sentence

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Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.
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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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In pursuing his alchemical researches, he discovered Prussian blue, and the animal oil which bears his name.
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Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
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"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.
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"Garnache," came the other's crisp, metallic voice, and the name had a sound as of an oath on his lips.
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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 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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trade name

Origin of trade name

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British Dictionary definitions for trade name