name brand

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noun

: a product that is made by a well-known company
clothing stores that sell name brands at low prices

name-brand

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adjective

: relating to or being a product that is made by a well-known company
name-brand clothing

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Noun
Liefeld, known for Deadpool, Cable and other name brand characters, was a longtime client of Verve, but left the company at some point earlier this year. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 However, Office Max sold only name brand backpacks with the thriftiest being JanSport, Target and Walmart sold generic label backpacks. — Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Adjective
There is less pressure to buy expensive name-brand clothing, and school uniforms might be more affordable. — Amy Morin, Parents, 27 Aug. 2026 Neither Tennessee resident cops to having much interest in Nashville’s glitzy Lower Broadway district, where tourists stumble from one bar owned by a name-brand country star to another. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for name brand

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“Name brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20brand. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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