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private label en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. Synonym of own brand.
    • This summer, Mondelez International sued Aldi, claiming its private-label cookie line “blatantly copies” the packaging of popular signature snacks like Oreos and Chips Ahoy! 2025 August 6, Julie Creswell, “Aldi’s Passionate, Cultlike Following Fuels Its Rapid Expansion Plans”, in The New York Times:
    • You'd be surprised how many name brand companies produce some private label work for the big box and grocery chains.

Forms

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private labels Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

own brand

private label en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (of a manufacturer or other maker, transitive) To produce (something) and apply a private label to it; to make (something) under a private label.
    • it was private labelled
    • they private labelled it for X

Forms

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private labeled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
private labeled Tense=Past US lexicographic
private labels Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
private labelling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
private labeling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
private labelled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
private labelled Tense=Past UK lexicographic

Relateds

private-label