brand-name

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adjective

ˈbran(d)-ˈnām 

1

: of or relating to a brand name

brand-name products

2

: having a well-known and usually highly regarded or marketable name

brand-name authors

the … party lacks brand-name guests or good food

—Ryan Lizza

brand name

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noun

1

: an arbitrarily adopted name that is given by a manufacturer or merchant to an article or service to distinguish it as produced or sold by that manufacturer or merchant and that may be used and protected as a trademark

2

: one having a well-known and usually highly regarded or marketable name

Examples of brand-name in a Sentence

Noun

The drug is sold under several brand names.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Despite the hype, many of the medicines on TrumpRx include brand-name drugs that patients can find cheaper elsewhere — as generics. —Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026

If insurance doesn’t cover your prescription, the average cost of brand-name tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound) is around $1,000 to $1,200 per month, while the average cost of brand-name semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic) is around $900 to $1,700 per month. —Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026

Noun

It is often sold under the brand name Vicodin. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026

According to Balazs, the companies behind the popular brand names for tirzepatide and semaglutide often offer low-cost starter doses. —Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for brand-name

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe

Legal Definition

brand name

noun

: trade name