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

At $99, which is far below the cost of most brand-name wearables, the Air is a capable fitness and health tracker. —Larry Magid, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

And the gap was even bigger for brand-name drugs. —Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Noun

Prozac, the brand name for the drug fluoxetine, is used to treat depression and other mental health conditions, such as obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and bulimia, according to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). —Sam Peters, CNN Money, 10 June 2026

Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine sold under several brand names, including Benadryl, according to MedlinePlus, an online health resource run by the National Library of Medicine. —Byshafiq Najib, ABC News, 10 June 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