marque
pronunciation
How to pronounce marque in British English:
UK [mɑ:k]
How to pronounce marque in American English:
US [mɑrk]
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- Noun:
- a name given to a product or service
Word Origin
- marque (n.)
- "seizure by way of reprisal," mid-15c., in letters of marque "official permission to capture enemy merchant ships," from Anglo-French mark (mid-14c.), via Old French from Old Provençal marca "reprisal," from marcar "seize as a pledge, mark," probably from a Germanic source (compare Old High German marchon "delimit, mark;" see mark (n.1)), but the sense evolution is difficult.
Example
- 1. These letters of marque , they are signed by the king ?
- 2. But building a world - famous chinese car marque remains a distant dream , say car analysts .
- 3. Saic also builds roewe , which is the crudely renamed shadow of the british marque rover .
- 4. " There are three ways for chinese brands to enter the luxury market : partner with foreign brands , bring in foreign designers , or rebrand themselves using an old famous marque , " says jiang qingyu of fudan university .