private label

noun

: a label associated with a specific chain store
also : a brand or product having a private label
usually hyphenated when used attributively
private-label clothes

Examples of private label in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the years before Kirkland, Costco’s private label items were divided among an unruly assortment of 30 different store brand names like Simply Soda or Chelsea toilet paper. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 June 2024 The grocery chain operator said the mark downs would apply to national brands, including Amazon’s private label, Aplenty. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 31 May 2024 Unfortunately, Capital One debit and private label store cards, like the Capital One Walmart Rewards Card, do not get access to this feature. Iona Brannon, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Jan. 2023 What is now called Expedia’s B2B private label business today makes up about one-quarter of the company’s $11.6 billion in annual revenue. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for private label 

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Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of private label was in 1950

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“Private label.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20label. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.

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