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 renowned Italian design house, whose sibling marque Automobili Pininfarina had its own Battista hypercar named the editors’ choice for Robb Report’s 2025 Car of the Year, was also chosen to drive the Turbio’s development, manufacturing, and production. —Stephen Treffinger, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025

Chery also rolled out its Jaecoo marque earlier in January and Omoda brand in Britain last year. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025

Appleton Estate, where Wray & Nephew 17 is said to have been produced, released a one-off recreation using the identical marques, or distillates, in 2023. —Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

During this period, the German marque served as an F1 engine supplier for Williams. —Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 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