private label

noun

: a label associated with a specific chain store
also : a brand or product having a private label
usually hyphenated when used attributively
private-label clothes

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Costco has driven its success in clothing by offering popular brands like Columbia and Gap, along with its private label Kirkland Signature. Ryan Baker, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 Hundreds of new skeins are being added, including new brands and Joann private label favorites. Chad Murphy, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025 Scott Morris, Walmart’s senior vice president of private brands food, consumables, and manufacturing, told The Associated Press that 90% of Walmart’s private label foods don’t contain synthetic dyes. Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025 Sam’s Club is launching all-new sushi offerings under its private label, Member’s Mark. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for private label

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of private label was in 1950

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“Private label.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20label. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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