trade name
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trade name
noun trade names
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A name used to identify a commercial product or service; may or may not be a registered trademark.
Near-synonyms: brandname, brand name, trademark
Similar: brandname, brand name, trademark · Opposite: generic name, description
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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.
Patients who come to the pharmacy counter may remember the trade name of their prescription but not the nonproprietary name, or vice versa.
Similar: brandname, brand name, trademark · Opposite: generic name, description
- The name under which a business or firm operates. 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."
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noun name used to identify a commercial product or service
| Español | nombre comercial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상표 sangpyo, 상표명 sangpyomyeong |
| 日本語 | 商標名 shōhyōmei, 商品名 shōhinmei |
| 中文 | 商標 /商标 shāngbiāo, 商品名 shāngpǐnmíng |
| Português | nome comercial |
| Français | nom commercial, marque |
| Deutsch | Handelsname |
| Română | nume comercial, denumire comercială |
| Русский | торго́вое назва́ние torgóvoje nazvánije |
| Tiếng Việt | tên thương mại |
noun business or firm
| Español | nombre comercial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상호 sangho, 상호명 sanghomyeong |
| 日本語 | 商号 shōgō, 屋号 yagō |
| 中文 | 商號 /商号 shānghào, 店名 diànmíng, 商業名稱 /商业名称 shāngyè míngchēng |
| Português | nome comercial, nome fantasia |
| Français | nom commercial, marque |
| Deutsch | Verkehrsname |
| Русский | назва́ние фи́рмы nazvánije fírmy, наименова́ние фи́рмы naimenovánije fírmy |
| Tiếng Việt | tên thương mại |
Talk about this word "trade name." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trade%20name. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trade name. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trade%20name "trade name." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trade%20name.Cite this
@misc{trade_name_2026,
title = {trade name},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trade%20name},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
