trademark

noun

ˈtrād-ˌmärk How to pronounce trademark (audio)
Definition of trademarknext
1
as in brand
a device (as a word) identifying the maker of a piece of merchandise and legally reserved for the exclusive use of that person or company "Kleenex" is a trademark for a cleansing tissue

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2
as in logo
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark the golden arches are a trademark of McDonald's

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Recent Examples of trademark The Swatch Group’s trademark lawsuit against Samsung in London has been resolved—for now, anyway. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026 Dolly Parton brought her last concert tour, Pure & Simple, to Kansas City a decade ago, a night made memorable by the country icon’s trademark self-deprecating jokes as much as her music. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 His trademark shot has lost several ticks of velocity as well. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The chlorophyll inside plants is responsible for their bright shades of green, while carotenoids in carrots produce their trademark orange. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trademark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trademark
  1. brand
  2. logo
  3. symbol
  4. emblem
  5. hallmark
Noun
  • In her view, corporate communication is becoming more personal, cultural understanding is gaining strategic importance, and sustainability is increasingly integrated into brand identity rather than positioned as an add-on.
    — Connie Etemadi, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The pasta-maker didn't disclose terms of the deal to buy the healthier mac-and-cheese brand.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of brand
Noun
  • The Murray Hill man wears a fleece vest embroidered with his employer’s logo (the bank, the fund) ten months out of the year.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Both company’s come together on a leather tag attached to the laces, featuring the brands’ logos.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of logo
Noun
  • The teaser video even included a shot of a fan with a beer cup snake, a symbol of the lack of focus in the bleachers.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Nara Prison is one of Japan’s famed Five Great Prisons of the Meiji era, symbols of the dawn of a new modern age for the nation, and the only one to survive today.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of symbol
Noun
  • People choose emblems, like a star or a flower, for a little flair.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The group’s early music was lo-fi, vintage-leaning, and just twee enough to make the scrappy garage rockers an emblem of early-mid aughts Urban Outfitters hipsterdom.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of emblem
Noun
  • The rhinestone trend is also a hallmark of Y2K nostalgia, which celebrates 2000s fashion and culture.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Those compounds are hallmarks of cacao, but they’re also found in yaupon holly, which grows all over the eastern US.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Trademark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trademark. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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