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

The new Type 01—revealed today in New York—will be judged by the same standards, with the arguments already begun and the marque, again, putting its future on the line. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026

The hotel recently began running standalone events, including the annual Anantara Concorso, a vintage car rally featuring legendary Italian marques. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Triumph Motorcycles has spent decades turning a once-fading British marque into a genuinely global name. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Another of the four Hypercar marques built around such alliances is GM’s Cadillac brand. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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