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

Lamborghini’s 315 hp, 4.0-liter alloy V-12 engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission developed in-house by the marque. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 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

Sold under the Dino marque between 1967 and 1974, the 206 GT, 246 GT and 246 GTS are V6 mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports cars. —James Raia, Mercury News, 27 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