Trademark Meaning
/ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
nounA 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.
Sentence Examples
The trademark is very well known.
I think that is his trademark.
The company registered its new logo as a protected trademark.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The company registered its unique logo as a ____ to prevent others from copying it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company decided to register its unique logo as a ____ to prevent other businesses from using it without permission today.
Word Origin & History
From trade + mark.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company registered its unique logo as a ____ to prevent others from copying it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company decided to register its unique logo as a ____ to prevent other businesses from using it without permission today.