Phrase guide

trade name

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.

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

A name used to identify a commercial product or service; may or may not be a registered trademark.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: brandname, brand name, trademark

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brandname, brand name, trademark

Antonyms: generic name, description

2

noun

Meaning 2

A name used to identify a commercial product or service; may or may not be a registered trademark.

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brandname, brand name, trademark

Antonyms: generic name, description

3

noun

Meaning 3

The name under which a business or firm operates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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: brand name, brand, marque

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: name

Narrower terms: label, recording label

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: առեւտրային անվանում (aṙewtrayin anvanum) — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商標 /商标 (shāngbiāo) — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商品名 (shāngpǐnmíng) — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Czech: značka — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Dutch: handelsnaam — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Finnish: kauppanimi — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • French: nom commercial — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • French: marque — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • German: Handelsname — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Japanese: 商標名 (shōhyōmei) — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Japanese: 商品名 (shōhinmei) — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Korean: 상표 (sangpyo) — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Korean: 상표명 (sangpyomyeong) — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Polish: nazwa handlowa — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Portuguese: nome comercial — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Romanian: nume comercial — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Romanian: denumire comercială — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Russian: торго́вое назва́ние (torgóvoje nazvánije) — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Spanish: nombre comercial — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Vietnamese: tên thương mại — name used to identify a commercial product or service
  • Armenian: ֆիրմային անվանում (firmayin anvanum) — business or firm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商號 /商号 (shānghào) — business or firm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 店名 (diànmíng) — business or firm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商業名稱 /商业名称 (shāngyè míngchēng) — business or firm
  • Czech: značka — business or firm
  • Dutch: handelsnaam — business or firm
  • Finnish: toiminimi — business or firm
  • French: nom commercial — business or firm
  • French: marque — business or firm
  • German: Verkehrsname — business or firm
  • Japanese: 商号 (shōgō) — business or firm
  • Japanese: 屋号 (yagō) — business or firm
  • Korean: 상호 (sangho) — business or firm
  • Korean: 상호명 (sanghomyeong) — business or firm
  • Polish: nazwa handlowa — business or firm
  • Portuguese: nome comercial — business or firm
  • Portuguese: nome fantasia — business or firm
  • Russian: назва́ние фи́рмы (nazvánije fírmy) — business or firm
  • Russian: наименова́ние фи́рмы (naimenovánije fírmy) — business or firm
  • Spanish: nombre comercial — business or firm
  • Vietnamese: tên thương mại — business or firm