brand-name

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adjective

ˈbran(d)-ˈnām 

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

—Ryan 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

In their letter, E&C Republicans questioned a number of stockpile contracts, in particular a nearly $400 million agreement with Genentech to provide brand-name Tamiflu to the stockpile. —Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 23 May 2024

Will the Compounded Drugs Run Out, Too? While brand-name versions of semaglutide have been in and out of shortage, there does not seem to be a concern with compounded versions running out at this point. —Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 21 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

brand name

noun

: trade name