brand-name

brand-name [brand-neym] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. having or being a brand name: nationally known brand-name food products.
2. Informal. widely familiar; well-known: Several brand-name personalities will be performing at the benefit.

Origin of brand-name First recorded in 1920–25 brand name noun

1. a word, name, symbol, etc., especially one legally registered as a trademark, used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify its products distinctively from others of the same type and usually prominently displayed on its goods, in advertising, etc.
2. a product, line of products, or service bearing a widely known brand name.
3. Informal. a person who is notable or famous, especially in a particular field: The reception was replete with brand names from politics and the arts.

Origin of brand name First recorded in 1920–25 Related Words for brand-name brand Examples from the Web for brand-name Contemporary Examples of brand-name

Dr. Joep M. Lange, who died in the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, was one of a handful of brand-name AIDS experts.

HIV’s Greatest Foe Went Down With MH17

Kent Sepkowitz

July 18, 2014

This is about brand-name birth control drugs and other devices that some consumers swear off because they are too expensive.

Peter Schweizer: Big Pharma’s Role in the Contraception Debate

Peter Schweizer

March 2, 2012

Brand-name architect Robert A.M. Stern, a “modern traditionalist,” has yet to unveil the blueprints and models.

George W. Bush: The Makeover

Lloyd Grove

September 28, 2009

When asked to provide the brand of beer he’d like to drink, this brand-name Harvard professor made a list instead of a choice.

The Beer Summit

Mark Katz

July 28, 2009

AT&T is again a brand-name, probably because of the iPhone, as much as anything else.

Is Google the Next AOL?

Peter Osnos

April 14, 2009

Historical Examples of brand-name

It occurred to him, however, that the Double Cross (which was the brand-name of Mason’s ranch) might be a pleasant place to visit.

The Uphill Climb

B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for brand-name brand name noun

1. another name for brand (def. 2)