brand-name

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adjective

1
: of or relating to a brand name
brand-name products
2
: having a well-known and usually highly regarded or marketable name
brand-name authors
the … party lacks brand-name guests or good foodRyan Lizza

brand name

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noun

1
: an arbitrarily adopted name that is given by a manufacturer or merchant to an article or service to distinguish it as produced or sold by that manufacturer or merchant and that may be used and protected as a trademark
2
: one having a well-known and usually highly regarded or marketable name

Examples of brand-name in a Sentence

Noun The drug is sold under several brand names.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
What are the chances that the Big Ten, SEC and perhaps a few other brand-name schools form a football league outside of NCAA jurisdiction? Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024 Search our database to see what pharmacies are paying for your generic or brand-name medication. USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024 Drugmakers raised the list prices of the two drugs, along with roughly 900 other brand-name medications, in January, according to 46brooklyn, a nonprofit drug pricing analytics firm. Tami Luhby, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024 The startup, which employs more than 40 people, has landed some brand-name early customers such as Sonos and fashion brands Reformation and Golden Goose. Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024 An analysis by the Government Accountability Office found prices for some of the most prescribed brand-name drugs were an average of 2.82 higher in the U.S. than prices in Canada. Julia Ingram, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024 The unit, which is comprised of multiple clinics in the D.C. area and overseen by the Defense Department, also misused department funds by dispensing brand-name drugs instead of generic equivalents. USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024 The three major insulin makers have also come out with unbranded versions of their own brand-name insulins. Emily Mullin, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024 Avoid choosing brand-name items based solely on the name or their color or visual appeal. Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
Noun
Many are familiar with the medication due to Novo Nordisk’s competing drugs semaglutide, known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, which have gained popularity throughout the past year as many have used them off-label for weight loss. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024 Occasionally, estates and heirs have been criticized for tarnishing an author’s legacy by releasing inferior or unfinished works in order to squeeze the last bit of intellectual property out of a literary brand name. Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024 Namida Lab’s test has been available on the market for about a year and is sold over the counter under the brand name Auria. Lisa Falco, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 The affected products include two ointments sold under the Equate brand name — Lubricant Eye Ointment and Stye Lubricant Eye Ointment — as well as CVS Health Lubricant Eye Ointment and AACE Pharmaceuticals Lubricant PM Ointment. Katie Mogg, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024 Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 They were sold under the Jacksons and CK brand names. David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2024 As of early February, generic Zoloft is 300 times cheaper than the brand name, based on average prices pharmacies pay per pill. USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024 Think about household brand names like Apple, for example. Jessica Wong, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of brand-name was in 1922

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“Brand-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-name. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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brand name

noun
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