unbranded

adjective un·brand·ed \ ˌən-ˈbran-dəd \

|Updated on: 12 May 2018

Definition of unbranded

1 : not marked with the owner's name or mark

unbranded cattle

2 : not sold under a brand name

Recent Examples of unbranded from the Web

Some cowboys started their own, smaller herds by putting their own brands on mavericks—calves that had slipped unbranded through the roundups—a practice that was, for a time, legal.

— eliza mcgraw, Smithsonian, "The Tragedy of Cattle Kate," 12 Mar. 2018
Some of the land barons paid their cowboys to brand their neighbors’ unbranded calves, which was more like stealing.

— eliza mcgraw, Smithsonian, "The Tragedy of Cattle Kate," 12 Mar. 2018
In an interview in London, Chief Executive Ramesh Tainwala said the company foresees an enormous opportunity to take market share from private label or unbranded players, which currently make up about 50% of the luggage market by volume.

— saabira chaudhuri, WSJ, "Samsonite Aims to Bag More Market Share," 10 July 2017
That’s leading to an unusual situation in which unbranded gasoline is becoming more expensive than the fuel sold at stations affiliated with major oil companies.

— alison sider, WSJ, "Gasoline Prices Jump in Harvey’s Wake," 31 Aug. 2017
Grieco said gift cards or even a thief’s own credit card are less obvious tools to use to steal from other people’s accounts than plain white, unbranded cards.

— linda trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Suspected thief tosses $2,440 and debit cards as police chase him, cops say," 18 Aug. 2017
CrossAmerica Partners LP will acquire 102 Jet Pep retail sites which sold almost 91 million gallons of unbranded fuel in 2016, the company said.

— lee roop | lroop@al.com, AL.com, "Jet Pep selloff, Bitty's Living Kitchen in AL.com business news," 11 Aug. 2017
Unbranded food staples including vegetables, milk, eggs and flour will be exempt from sales tax, along with health and education services.

— Washington Post, "India’s shopkeepers scramble before tax changes take effect," 20 June 2017
The unbranded show is the latest of Chipotle’s video productions, which have included animated films about the dangers of industrial farming.

— bloomberg news, The Denver Post, "Chipotle tries to rebuild trust with parents after safety crisis," 26 Mar. 2017

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