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

Other Häagen-Dazs brand-name products were not affected, according to the FDA’s press release. —Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025

Gap Logo Fleece Joggers There’s nothing more thrilling than uncovering brand-name finds at Amazon, so these Gap joggers are a must-have addition to my suitcase for under $30. —Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025

Noun

The president has since repeated that claim on social media and has suggested that young children, including babies, shouldn't be given the drug, known by the brand name Tylenol, without providing evidence to back up the statement. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025

This coincides with an uptick in the number of Americans using weight loss drugs, known as Type 2 antidiabetic GLP-1 drugs with brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy, between 2024 and 2025. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025

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