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

But nearly six months since the website's launch, those deals on TrumpRx represent fewer than 12% of the more than 800 brand-name drugs made by the participating pharmaceutical companies. — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 July 2026

Here, characters spend a lot of time at Buffalo Wild Wings, make occasional stops at McDonalds and express their love for various brand-name chocolate bars, and that, in and of itself, is the joke. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

Noun

Under the bill, the label would also need to include the brand name and name of the manufacturer, importer or distributor. — Madison Smalstig july 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

Usually, the first-choice treatment is trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, a sulfonamide antibiotic commonly referred to by the brand names Bactrim or Septra. — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for brand-name

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe

Legal Definition

brand name

noun

: trade name