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 car, initially called the Type 00, was to be Jaguar‘s play at going ultra-luxury and competing with the likes of Bentley and Rolls-Royce, after years (some might even say decades) in which the marque struggled to have much identity. —Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026

The declining interest in EVs means companies like Telsa, Rivian and Lucid are enduring greater headwinds than traditional marques. —Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026

More automakers than not are taking part in this horrid fad including top-shelf bar-setting luxury marques. —Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026

Toyota’s 2026 plans include innovations at both ends of the price spectrum, among them a $15,000 electric SUV aimed at China’s market and a global expansion of its ultra-luxury Century marque, which previously sold only in Japan. —Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 21 Jan. 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