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: of or relating to a brand name
brand-name products
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: having a well-known and usually highly regarded or marketable name
brand-name authors
the … party lacks brand-name guests or good food—
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: 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
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: 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 WebSarah 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
Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Termidor is the brand name of a product commonly used for termite treatment.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
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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 Blue Cross Blue Shield Association analyzed the pharmacy and medical claims of nearly 170,000 people between July 2014 and December 2023 and found that 58% didn't complete a 12-week course of the medications liraglutide or semaglutide, which are sold under the brand names Saxenda and Wegovy.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Termidor is the brand name of a product commonly used for termite treatment.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
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“Brand-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-name. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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