trademark
verb
- trademark
noun
- recognizable sign for a product or service
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/ / /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/ / /ˈtɹæɪdmɐːk/
adj
Etymology: From trade + mark.
- Distinctive, characteristic, signature.
“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.'”
“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.”
noun
Etymology: From trade + mark.
- A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
- A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
- 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.”
- The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.
verb
Etymology: From trade + mark.
- To register something as a trademark.
- To so label a product.