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

Examples of private label in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And in February, the retailer launched its low-price, private label brand Dealworthy. Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2024 Meanwhile, as the tech lead in a project for pricing products in private label brands, Kartik drove the complete project launch and worldwide rollout of a state-of-the-art machine learning model. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024 Target recently launched a budget-friendly private label called Dealworthy for everyday items like paper towels, toothbrushes, or charging cables, most of which are under $10. Whizy Kim, Vox, 29 May 2024 In the years before Kirkland, Costco’s private label items were divided among an unruly assortment of 30 different store brand names like Simply Soda or Chelsea toilet paper. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for private label 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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