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

Like Kia, Amex is also a long-time league marketing partner, signing on as the NBA’s official payment services marque in 2010. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025

The marque also has a lucrative business selling consulting and building parts for other automakers. —Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025

What has stayed constant for the legendary marque? —Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025

The Italian marque has drawn heavily from its racing and hypercar heritage to put this one together with proprietary technologies and systems. —New Atlas, 10 Oct. 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