trade name

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noun

Synonyms of trade name next

: the name used for an article among traders

: brand name

: the name or style under which a concern does business

trade name

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verb

trade named; trade naming; trade names

transitive verb

: to designate with a trade name

Example Sentences

Noun Ibuprofen is sold under several trade names.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Johnson later admitted in a deposition that proceeds from the loan were distributed to a bank account held by Mjolnir Development, a fictitious trade name registered by the Richard Allen Group. —

Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2021 The New Venture Fund does not report GFI as a trade name in its D.C. business filings. —

Fox News, 28 June 2022 Kentucky began a partial elimination of race-day Lasix, the trade name for furosemide, with 2-year-old races in 2020. —

Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2021 The 10,000 steps a day target seems to have come about from a trade name pedometer sold in 1965 by Yamasa Clock in Japan. —

Lindsay Bottoms, CNN, 16 Mar. 2021 The sender on the e-mails was listed as Primary, a trade name for a software company called Primary. —

Christopher Snowbeck, Star Tribune, 30 Jan. 2021 Howard University nor Lindsey ever registered Quiet Storm as a radio trade name. —

Ericka Blount Danois, Essence, 26 June 2020 Only one medication, brexanolone, under the trade name Zulresso, targets the hormone pathways involved with postpartum mood disorders. —

Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023 George Prassas and George Karkalis, co-owners of Sweet Diner, filed an application for a restaurant with the trade name District 4 Social at 233 E Chicago St. —

Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of trade name was in 1840

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Legal Definition

trade name

noun

: a name or mark that is used by a person (as an individual proprietor or a corporation) to identify that person's business or vocation and that may also be used as a trademark or service mark

Note: Like a trademark or service mark, a trade name is protected by law against infringement. A trade name that has been used for at least 6 months can be recorded with the Customs Bureau, and any infringing imports will be barred.