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: the name used for an article among traders
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: the name or style under which a concern does business
trade named; trade naming; trade names
: to designate with a trade name
Examples of trade name in a Sentence
Noun
Ibuprofen is sold under several trade names.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Kingsway recorded impairment charges of $2.8 million related to goodwill and intangible assets, reflecting adjustments in the valuation of certain trade names and the Argo Management reporting unit.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
The company operates under the trade names Ryan Homes, NVHomes, and Heartland Homes.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Expedia recognized $147 million in intangible asset impairment charges related to trade names within its B2C and trivago segments.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
State business records show that Imperial Restaurant Group is a trade name under Jogan Companies Inc., which is owned by Dietrich and was founded in 2021.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of PCMag.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
Its residential smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, under the trade names Universal and USI Electric, are manufactured in and imported from China.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
Intangible assets can include patents, copyrights, franchises, goodwill, trademarks, trade names, software, business reputation, branding, unique business processes and so much more.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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
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Noun
The company includes Florida Blue, trade name of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, and now serves over 38 million people across 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands with more than 18,000 employees.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Kingsway recorded impairment charges of $2.8 million related to goodwill and intangible assets, reflecting adjustments in the valuation of certain trade names and the Argo Management reporting unit.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
The company operates under the trade names Ryan Homes, NVHomes, and Heartland Homes.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Expedia recognized $147 million in intangible asset impairment charges related to trade names within its B2C and trivago segments.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
State business records show that Imperial Restaurant Group is a trade name under Jogan Companies Inc., which is owned by Dietrich and was founded in 2021.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of PCMag.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
Its residential smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, under the trade names Universal and USI Electric, are manufactured in and imported from China.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
Intangible assets can include patents, copyrights, franchises, goodwill, trademarks, trade names, software, business reputation, branding, unique business processes and so much more.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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
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“Trade name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20name. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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