Meaning of trade name | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A name used to identify a commercial product or service; may or may not be a registered trademark.
2. The company-specific name for a drug (medication), in contrast with a nonproprietary name such as an INN (international nonproprietary name), USAN (United States adopted name), JAN (Japanese accepted name), and so on.
3. The name under which a business or firm operates.

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: brandname, brand name⟳, trademark”

“Patients who come⟳ to the pharmacy counter may remember⟳ the trade⟳ name⟳ of their prescription but not the nonproprietary name⟳, or vice versa.”

“Their corporation has been doing business under a different trade⟳ name⟳ in recent years; the terms of service say⟳ something about "Acme Incorporated dba Apex Advanced International Systems."”

“While British Railways has remained the official title, it is perhaps of interest⟳ that this is not a statutory body but is really only a trade-name!”

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