trademark

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English

Alternative forms

• trade mark

Etymology

From trade +‎ mark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeɪdmɑː(ɹ)k/
• Rhymes: -eɪdmɑː(ɹ)k
• Hyphenation: trade‧mark

Noun

trademark (plural trademarks)

2. A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.

   Antonyms: generic name; description

   Coordinate terms: brandname, brand name, service mark, tradename, trade name, wordmark

   1. 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.
4. The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Bengali: ট্রেডমার্ক (ṭreḍomark)
• → Hindi: ट्रेडमार्क (ṭreḍmārk)

Translations

See also

• brand
• branding
• ™
• ®

Verb

trademark (third-person singular simple present trademarks, present participle trademarking, simple past and past participle trademarked)

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

Usage notes

• Among practitioners of trademark law, it is generally considered incorrect to use “trademark” as a verb; the preferred terminology would be to use a trademark or to register a trademark.

Adjective

trademark (not comparable)

1. (informal) Distinctive, characteristic, signature.

Translations

Anagrams

• Mardakert