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marque

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k
  • homophone: mark
  • homophone: Mark
  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 R K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: make

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: brand

2

noun

Meaning 2

A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals or privateering; the document recording this license.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: letter of marque, letter of marque and reprisal

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A ship commissioned for making captures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: letter of marque

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a name given to a product or service

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trade name, brand name, brand

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: name

Narrower terms: label, recording label

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French marque. Doublet of mark. Ultimately cognate with marquee.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: merkki — brand of a manufactured product
  • French: marque — brand of a manufactured product
  • German: Marke — brand of a manufactured product
  • Polish: marka — brand of a manufactured product
  • Vietnamese: nhãn hiệu — brand of a manufactured product
  • Vietnamese: mác — brand of a manufactured product
Real reading context

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