Trademark

//ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Distinctive, characteristic, signature. informal, not-comparable

    "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.'"

Noun
  1. 1
    A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
  2. 2
    a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something wordnet
  3. 3
    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.
  4. 4
    a formally registered symbol (‘™’) identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product wordnet
  5. 5
    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."

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  1. 6
    The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.
Verb
  1. 1
    To register something as a trademark. proscribed, transitive
  2. 2
    register the trademark of wordnet
  3. 3
    To so label a product. proscribed, transitive
  4. 4
    mark with a brand or trademark wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From trade + mark.

Etymology 2

From trade + mark.

Etymology 3

From trade + mark.

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