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
Ryan Lizza1
: 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 WebEd Silverman, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Among the accomplishments highlighted by Biden and Sanders were the Inflation Reduction Act provisions capping insulin costs at $35 for Medicare patients and out-of-pocket spending on brand-name drugs for Medicare beneficiaries to $2,000 yearly.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Generic Viagra is just as effective as brand-name Viagra but comes at a lower cost.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
In 2023, across our entire member population of approximately 90 million Americans, three brand-name drugs (Humira, Ozempic, and Stelara) cost more than every single generic drug combined.
—David Joyner, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Then there is money: While U.S.C.’s brand-name football program helped its athletic department generate $187 million last year, Dartmouth’s basketball program operated at a $855,000 loss last season, according to testimony from the hearing.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Biden’s plan for biosimilars Tucked somewhere in President Biden’s $130.7 billion budget proposal for 2025 is a provision that would let pharmacists fill prescriptions for brand-name biologics with biosimilars without consulting physicians, a change the administration says would lower drug costs.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
For months, Democrats worried that No Labels, the centrist group that claimed to have a $70 million war chest, would field a brand-name candidate.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The list prices of many brand-name prescription medications are nearly three times higher in the U.S. than in Canada.
—Julia Ingram, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024
Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Health agencies in the U.S. and Europe say there’s no evidence that thoughts of suicide or self-harm are linked to the popular weight loss and diabetes drug semaglutide, which is sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
The old guard insisted that pop-culture references and brand names should not appear in the venerable grid, and thus words like OREO had to be clued with their strict dictionary definitions.
—Adrienne Raphel, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Still, ibuprofen — which is also sold under brand names such as Motrin and Nuprin — can pose certain health risks, especially for those with kidney or stomach issues.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
Novo Nordisk makes the diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide, which is sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Famed rock group Kiss has reached a deal to sell its catalog, brand name and other intellectual property to a Swedish entertainment group for more than $300 million.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
California Department of Public Health scientists detailed in a 2019 report how some families had become ill from what remained of the gas even after the home was cleared for reentry.
Douglas Products, which sells the pesticide under the brand name Vikane, opposed the petition.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
In some cases, a company may need to overcome incumbency bias to compete with brand names.
—Rachel Kule, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Adjective
This refers to the period of time in which a generic company cannot use study data generated by brand-name manufacturers to win regulatory approval to sell a medicine.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Among the accomplishments highlighted by Biden and Sanders were the Inflation Reduction Act provisions capping insulin costs at $35 for Medicare patients and out-of-pocket spending on brand-name drugs for Medicare beneficiaries to $2,000 yearly.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Generic Viagra is just as effective as brand-name Viagra but comes at a lower cost.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
In 2023, across our entire member population of approximately 90 million Americans, three brand-name drugs (Humira, Ozempic, and Stelara) cost more than every single generic drug combined.
—David Joyner, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Then there is money: While U.S.C.’s brand-name football program helped its athletic department generate $187 million last year, Dartmouth’s basketball program operated at a $855,000 loss last season, according to testimony from the hearing.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Biden’s plan for biosimilars Tucked somewhere in President Biden’s $130.7 billion budget proposal for 2025 is a provision that would let pharmacists fill prescriptions for brand-name biologics with biosimilars without consulting physicians, a change the administration says would lower drug costs.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
For months, Democrats worried that No Labels, the centrist group that claimed to have a $70 million war chest, would field a brand-name candidate.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The list prices of many brand-name prescription medications are nearly three times higher in the U.S. than in Canada.
—Julia Ingram, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024
Noun
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul LLC, which publishes the famous book series and produces pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand name.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Health agencies in the U.S. and Europe say there’s no evidence that thoughts of suicide or self-harm are linked to the popular weight loss and diabetes drug semaglutide, which is sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
The old guard insisted that pop-culture references and brand names should not appear in the venerable grid, and thus words like OREO had to be clued with their strict dictionary definitions.
—Adrienne Raphel, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Still, ibuprofen — which is also sold under brand names such as Motrin and Nuprin — can pose certain health risks, especially for those with kidney or stomach issues.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
Novo Nordisk makes the diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide, which is sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Famed rock group Kiss has reached a deal to sell its catalog, brand name and other intellectual property to a Swedish entertainment group for more than $300 million.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
California Department of Public Health scientists detailed in a 2019 report how some families had become ill from what remained of the gas even after the home was cleared for reentry.
Douglas Products, which sells the pesticide under the brand name Vikane, opposed the petition.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
In some cases, a company may need to overcome incumbency bias to compete with brand names.
—Rachel Kule, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Brand-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-name. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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