ˈtrade name

  • 1trade name — n: a name or mark that is used by a person (as an individual proprietor or a corporation) to identify that person s business or vocation and that may also be used as a trademark or service mark ◇ Like a trademark or service mark, a trade name is… …

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  • 2Trade name — 1. (a) The name by which an article is called among traders, etc.; as, tin spirits is a common trade name in the dyeing industry for various solutions of tin salts. (b) An invented or arbitrary adopted name given by a manufacturer or merchant to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3trade name — trade names N COUNT A trade name is the name which manufacturers give to a product or to a range of products. It s marketed under the trade name Tattle . Syn: brand name …

    English dictionary

  • 4trade name — Name used by a proprietorship, partnership, or corporation to conduct business that is different from the legal name of the proprietorship, partnership, or corporation. American Banker Glossary * * * trade name UK US noun [C] MARKETING, COMMERCE… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 5trade name — n. 1. the name by which a commodity is commonly known in trade 2. a name used by a company to describe a product, service, etc., often, specif., a name that is a trademark or service mark 3. the name under which a company carries on business …

    English World dictionary

  • 6trade name — trade′ name n. 1) bus a word or phrase used in a trade to designate a business, service, or a particular class of goods 2) bus a brand name 3) the name or style under which a firm does business • Etymology: 1860–65 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7trade name — ► NOUN 1) a name that has the status of a trademark. 2) a name by which something is known in a particular trade or profession …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8trade name — n a name given to a particular product, that helps you recognize it from other similar products = ↑brand name …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9trade name — trade ,name noun count a name that a company uses for its products: BRAND NAME …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10trade-name — /trayd naym /, v.t., trade named, trade naming. to designate with or register under a trade name. [1860 65] * * * trade name, 1. a name used by a manufacturer or merchant for some article that he sells. 2. a special name used for anything by… …

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