trademark
UK /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/ · US /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/ noun, verb, adjective
Forms trademarks trademarking trademarked trade mark trade-mark
- noun A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
- noun Especially, such a term that is registered with a government agency so as to have legal protection against use by other companies.
- noun Any proprietary business, product or service name.
- noun The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.
- verb (transitive, proscribed) To register something as a trademark.
- verb (transitive, proscribed) To so label a product.
- adjective (informal) Distinctive, characteristic, signature.
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Etymology
From trade + mark.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “trademark”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details