marque

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈmärk 

1

obsolete : reprisal, retaliation

2

: letters of marque

marque

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a brand or make of a product (such as a sports car)

Examples of marque in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

After what soon became known as Alfa Romeo was launched in 1910, its cars quickly dominated such famed endurance races as the Targa Florio, the Mille Miglia, and even Le Mans during the first three decades of the marque’s existence. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 May 2025

Under Briatore’s stewardship, the French marque won two more world championships with Fernando Alonso in 2004 and 2005, claiming the constructors’ titles in both years. —Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

The Italian marque entered 2025 as a team on the up, a notion which has been put to be in the first five races of the season. —Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025

Pink Floyd sold over 250 million records The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s garage contains marques that would make any carnut drool with jealousy. —Peter Lyon, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan marca, from marcar to mark, seize as pledge, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marcōn to mark

Noun (2)

French, mark, brand, from Middle French, from marquer to mark, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marcōn to mark

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1906, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing marque

• letters of marque

Rhymes for marque

• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc
• mark
• narc
• quark
• shark