trademark
pronunciation
How to pronounce trademark in British English:
UK [ˈtreɪdmɑːk]
How to pronounce trademark in American English:
US [ˈtreɪdmɑːrk]
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- Noun:
- a distinctive characteristic or attribute
- a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Word Origin
- trademark (n.)
- also trade-mark, 1838 (the thing itself attested continuously from 14c., apparently originally the watermarks on paper), from trade (n.) + mark (n.1). Figurative use by 1869. As a verb, from 1904. Related: Trademarked; trademarking.
Example
- 1. The ad would not be disapproved for trademark issues .
- 2. Tencent complained and threatened legal action over the depiction of its trademark ; the magazine apologized .
- 3. The ad would be disapproved for trademark concerns .
- 4. It became a registered trademark in august 1923 .
- 5. I 've come to discuss the trademark transfer with you .