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

In their letter, E&C Republicans questioned a number of stockpile contracts, in particular a nearly $400 million agreement with Genentech to provide brand-name Tamiflu to the stockpile. —Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 23 May 2024

Will the Compounded Drugs Run Out, Too? While brand-name versions of semaglutide have been in and out of shortage, there does not seem to be a concern with compounded versions running out at this point. —Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 21 May 2024

Noun

The oldest and best known of these medications is disulfiram – sold under the brand name Antabuse – a compound that was first used in the American rubber industry. —Joseph P. Schacht, The Conversation, 20 May 2024

But even with Netflix’s smaller footprint, advertisers are eager to buy title sponsorships, in which brand names can be placed adjacent to the streamer’s most popular shows. —Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

brand name

noun

: trade name