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 food—
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: 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 WebEd Silverman, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Among the accomplishments highlighted by Biden and Sanders were the Inflation Reduction Act provisions capping insulin costs at $35 for Medicare patients and out-of-pocket spending on brand-name drugs for Medicare beneficiaries to $2,000 yearly.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Generic Viagra is just as effective as brand-name Viagra but comes at a lower cost.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
In 2023, across our entire member population of approximately 90 million Americans, three brand-name drugs (Humira, Ozempic, and Stelara) cost more than every single generic drug combined.
—David Joyner, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Then there is money: While U.S.C.’s brand-name football program helped its athletic department generate $187 million last year, Dartmouth’s basketball program operated at a $855,000 loss last season, according to testimony from the hearing.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Biden’s plan for biosimilars Tucked somewhere in President Biden’s $130.7 billion budget proposal for 2025 is a provision that would let pharmacists fill prescriptions for brand-name biologics with biosimilars without consulting physicians, a change the administration says would lower drug costs.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
For months, Democrats worried that No Labels, the centrist group that claimed to have a $70 million war chest, would field a brand-name candidate.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The list prices of many brand-name prescription medications are nearly three times higher in the U.S. than in Canada.
—Julia Ingram, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024
Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The separate brand names, Froedtert and ThedaCare, have remained under the new, regional health system.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
After Mudd’s untimely passing, his family sold the Cinnabar tasting room and brand name to Mosley, who moved the operation to Gilroy.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
Sensing the potential for their own brand to succeed in the burgeoning wristwatch market, Wilsdorf dreamed up and secured the brand name Rolex in 1908.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
The challenges span 20 different brand name drugs — including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic — and is part of an effort to promote competition and lower drug prices.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 May 2024
The pair is known for filming ads without pants on as a cheeky nod to the brand name — and their most recent campaign in May proved no different.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
This injectable drug was also originally approved to manage type-2 diabetes by lowering blood sugar levels (under the brand name Victoza).
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul LLC, which publishes the famous book series and produces pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand name.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Adjective
This refers to the period of time in which a generic company cannot use study data generated by brand-name manufacturers to win regulatory approval to sell a medicine.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Among the accomplishments highlighted by Biden and Sanders were the Inflation Reduction Act provisions capping insulin costs at $35 for Medicare patients and out-of-pocket spending on brand-name drugs for Medicare beneficiaries to $2,000 yearly.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Generic Viagra is just as effective as brand-name Viagra but comes at a lower cost.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
In 2023, across our entire member population of approximately 90 million Americans, three brand-name drugs (Humira, Ozempic, and Stelara) cost more than every single generic drug combined.
—David Joyner, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Then there is money: While U.S.C.’s brand-name football program helped its athletic department generate $187 million last year, Dartmouth’s basketball program operated at a $855,000 loss last season, according to testimony from the hearing.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Biden’s plan for biosimilars Tucked somewhere in President Biden’s $130.7 billion budget proposal for 2025 is a provision that would let pharmacists fill prescriptions for brand-name biologics with biosimilars without consulting physicians, a change the administration says would lower drug costs.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
For months, Democrats worried that No Labels, the centrist group that claimed to have a $70 million war chest, would field a brand-name candidate.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The list prices of many brand-name prescription medications are nearly three times higher in the U.S. than in Canada.
—Julia Ingram, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024
Noun
Community groups and health officials grappling with the devastating toll of fentanyl have pushed to equip more people with naloxone, a medicine that can stop opioid overdoses and is commonly sold as a nasal spray under the brand name Narcan.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The separate brand names, Froedtert and ThedaCare, have remained under the new, regional health system.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
After Mudd’s untimely passing, his family sold the Cinnabar tasting room and brand name to Mosley, who moved the operation to Gilroy.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
Sensing the potential for their own brand to succeed in the burgeoning wristwatch market, Wilsdorf dreamed up and secured the brand name Rolex in 1908.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
The challenges span 20 different brand name drugs — including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic — and is part of an effort to promote competition and lower drug prices.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 May 2024
The pair is known for filming ads without pants on as a cheeky nod to the brand name — and their most recent campaign in May proved no different.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
This injectable drug was also originally approved to manage type-2 diabetes by lowering blood sugar levels (under the brand name Victoza).
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul LLC, which publishes the famous book series and produces pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand name.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Brand-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-name. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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