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trademark en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (California) audio
• /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/ (Canada, General-American)
• audio Colorado
• /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɹæɪdmɐːk/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From trade + mark.

Meanings

1. (informal, not-comparable) Distinctive, characteristic, signature.
   • The world’s most powerful man entered with an air of unhurried bonhomie. Dressed in his trademark navy suit and red tie, Trump, 78, appeared a little older than he had some seven months earlier, when he last met with TIME—more subdued, less verbose, the same discursive speech patterns but with the volume turned down. 2024 December 12, Eric Cortellessa, “Donald Trump 2024 TIME Person of the Year”, in Time, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2024:
   • Riise did crash a fantastic, trademark free-kick against the bar from 25 yards but it was the Potters who increasingly posed the greater threat. 2011 October 15, Owen Phillips, “Stoke 2 - 0 Fulham”, in BBC Sport:
   • Sutho took a pull at his Johnny Walker and Coke and laughed that trademark laugh of his and said: `Okay. I'll pay that all right.' 1996, Jon Byrell, Lairs, Urgers and Coat-Tuggers, Sydney: Ironbark, page 294:

Forms

Translations (6)

pl charakterystyczny (distinctive, characteristic) · es marca de la casa (distinctive, characteristic) · hu jellegzetes (distinctive, characteristic) · es consabido (distinctive, characteristic) · fi tunnusomainen (distinctive, characteristic) · th ที่เป็นเอกลักษณ์ (distinctive, characteristic)

trademark en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (California) audio
• /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/ (Canada, General-American)
• audio Colorado
• /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɹæɪdmɐːk/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From trade + mark.

Meanings

1. A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
2. A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products. ▸ Especially, such a term that is registered with a government agency so as to have legal protection against use by other companies.
3. Any proprietary business, product or service name.
   • Trademark Notice / The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies: […] Google is a trademark of Google Corporation; eBay is a trademark of eBay, Inc. 2005, Kai A. Olsen, The Internet, the Web, and eBusiness, page xv:
4. The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.

Forms

Antonyms

generic name · description · description · generic name

Coordinates

wordmark · brand name · trade name · brandname · wordmark · service mark · tradename · brandname · service mark · brand name · tradename · trade name

Deriveds

trademarkability · trademarkable · retrademark · genericised trademark · registered trademark · trademark troll · trademarker · trademark dilution · trademark erosion · genericized trademark · trademark infringement · trademark symbol

Descendants

ট্রেডমার্ক · ट्रेडमार्क

Relateds

™ · ® · brand · branding

Translations (86)

cmn 商標 /商标 (identification of a company's product) · ga trádmharc (identification of a company's product) · ur نِشانِ تِجارَت (identification of a company's product) · bg търго́вска ма́рка (identification of a company's product) · ky соода белгиси (identification of a company's product) · ro marcă înregistrată (identification of a company's product) · hi व्यापारचिन्ह (identification of a company's product) · uk това́рний знак (identification of a company's product) · pl znak towarowy (identification of a company's product) · ru това́рная ма́рка (identification of a company's product) · ko 상표 (identification of a company's product) · ru торго́вая ма́рка (identification of a company's product) · cs ochranná známka (identification of a company's product) · yue 嘜頭 /唛头 (identification of a company's product) · fr marque commerciale (identification of a company's product) · de Warenzeichen (identification of a company's product) · id merek dagang (identification of a company's product) · uk торгове́льна ма́рка (identification of a company's product) · nl handelsmerk (identification of a company's product) · tl tatak-kalakal (identification of a company's product) · fa-ira نِشانِ بازَرْگانی (identification of a company's product) · io fabriko-marko (identification of a company's product) · hu márkanév (identification of a company's product) · mi mokopakihi (identification of a company's product) · tr alametifarika (identification of a company's product) · sl blagovna znamka (identification of a company's product) · fi tavaramerkki (identification of a company's product) · he סִימָן מִסְחָר (identification of a company's product) · my ကုန်အမှတ်တံဆိပ် (identification of a company's product) · ms tanda dagang (identification of a company's product) · uk торго́ва ма́рка (identification of a company's product) · es marca registrada (identification of a company's product) · ug تاۋار ماركىسى (identification of a company's product) · cmn 品牌 (identification of a company's product) · mn ялгарах тэмдэг (identification of a company's product) · kk сауда таңбасы (identification of a company's product) · el εμπορικό σήμα (identification of a company's product) · nan-hbl 商標 /商标 (identification of a company's product) · de Marke (identification of a company's product) · nb varemerke (identification of a company's product) · sk ochranná známka (identification of a company's product) · hu védjegy (identification of a company's product) · lv preču zīme (identification of a company's product) · tg маркаи истеҳсолӣ (identification of a company's product) · ru това́рный знак (identification of a company's product) · ky товардык белги (identification of a company's product) · hy ապրանքային նշան (identification of a company's product) · is vörumerki (identification of a company's product) · sq markë tregtare (identification of a company's product) · ur تِجارَتی مارْکَہ (identification of a company's product) · be гандлёвая ма́рка (identification of a company's product) · ka სავაჭრო ნიშანი (identification of a company's product) · th เครื่องหมายการค้า (identification of a company's product) · lo ເຄື່ອງໝາຍການຄ້າ (identification of a company's product) · sh zaštitni znak (identification of a company's product) · ja 商標 (identification of a company's product) · et kaubamärk (identification of a company's product) · yue 商標 /商标 (identification of a company's product) · az ticarət nişanı (identification of a company's product) · mn барааны тэмдэг (identification of a company's product) · hi ट्रेडमार्क (identification of a company's product) · pt marca (identification of a company's product) · mn худалдааны тэмдэг (identification of a company's product) · it marchio registrato (identification of a company's product) · tk söwda belgisi (identification of a company's product) · vi thương hiệu (identification of a company's product) · km ពាណិជ្ជសញ្ញា (identification of a company's product) · da varemærke (identification of a company's product) · lt prekės ženklas (identification of a company's product) · ur ٹْریڈ مارْک (identification of a company's product) · sh заштитни знак (identification of a company's product) · mk заштитен знак (identification of a company's product) · pt marca registrada (identification of a company's product) · he סִימָן מִסחָרִי (identification of a company's product) · tr tescilli marka (identification of a company's product) · uz savdo belgisi (identification of a company's product) · ar عَلَامَة تِجَارِيَّة (identification of a company's product) · be тава́рны знак (identification of a company's product) · cmn 牌子 (identification of a company's product) · kk тауар таңбасы (identification of a company's product) · bn ট্রেডমার্ক (identification of a company's product) · es marca (identification of a company's product) · az əmtəə nişanı (identification of a company's product) · fa-ira نَمَادِ بازَرْگانی (identification of a company's product) · ro marcă (identification of a company's product) · sv varumärke (identification of a company's product)

trademark en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (California) audio
• /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/ (Canada, General-American)
• audio Colorado
• /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɹæɪdmɐːk/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From trade + mark.

Meanings

1. (proscribed, transitive) To register something as a trademark.
2. (proscribed, transitive) To so label a product.

Forms

Translations (2)

pl zastrzegać (to register something as a trademark) · pl zastrzec (to register something as a trademark)