name brand

noun

A trademark, or a distinctive name for a brand, or for a range of products by a single manufacturer.

“The company that invented the category remains a name brand to this day.”

Opposite
off brandstore brand
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Meanings

nounname brand (plural name brands)

plural name brands · alternative namebrand · alternative name-brand

  1. A trademark, or a distinctive name for a brand, or for a range of products by a single manufacturer.

    The company that invented the category remains a name brand to this day.

    Antonyms: off brand, store brand

  2. A product having such a mark or name.

    When it comes to laundry detergent, she always buys a name brand, just to be safe.

    Antonyms: off brand, store brand

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA trademark, or a distinctive name for a brand, or for a range of products by a single manufacturer.

Opposite
off brandstore brand

nounA product having such a mark or name.

Opposite
off brandstore brand

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 名牌, 名牌產品 /名牌产品
  • 名牌 (míngpái)trademark
  • 名牌產品 /名牌产品 (míngpái chǎnpǐn)product
Dutch merknaam, merk
  • merknaamtrademark
  • merktrademark
  • merkproductproduct
  • merkartikelproduct
Finnish tavaramerkkinimi, tavaramerkki
  • tavaramerkkinimitrademark
  • tavaramerkkitrademark
  • merkkituoteproduct
French marque déposée, marque de fabrique
  • marque déposéetrademark
  • marque de fabriquetrademark
  • nom commercialtrademark
German Markenname, Marke
  • Markennametrademark
  • Marketrademark
  • Markenproduktproduct
  • Markenartikelproduct
Polish znak towarowy, produkt markowy
  • znak towarowytrademark
  • produkt markowyproduct
Portuguese marca de nome
  • marca de nometrademark
Russian назва́ние бре́нда/ма́рки, именна́я ма́рка
  • назва́ние бре́нда/ма́рки (nazvánije brɛ́nda/márki)trademark
  • именна́я ма́рка (imennája márka)trademark
  • именно́й бренд (imennój brɛnd)trademark
  • изве́стная ма́рка (izvéstnaja márka)product
  • изве́стный бренд (izvéstnyj brɛnd)product
  • ма́рочный това́р (máročnyj továr)product
  • фирма́ (firmá)product
Spanish marca
  • marcatrademark
Vietnamese thương hiệu
  • thương hiệutrademark
Cite this entry
APA

name brand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20brand

MLA

“name brand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20brand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “name brand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20brand.

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