: a product that is made by a well-known company
clothing stores that sell name brands at low prices
: relating to or being a product that is made by a well-known company
name-brand clothing
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Plus, Quince’s trees are up to $1,350 cheaper than the pricey name brand.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
And previous Prime Days have seen price drops on name-brand hair tools like the Dyson Airwrap and Shark Flexstyle.
—Tim Chan, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Jain also said dupes are different than counterfeit products since dupes are made to look very close to the real thing, but are not trying to pass for the name brand.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Plus, Quince’s trees are up to $1,350 cheaper than the pricey name brand.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
By contrast, a name-brand designer, brokerage firm and yacht builder partnering to create a new line of superyachts is uncommon, though two unusual pacts were publicly announced recently at the Monaco Yacht Show.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
And previous Prime Days have seen price drops on name-brand hair tools like the Dyson Airwrap and Shark Flexstyle.
—Tim Chan, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Name brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20brand. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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