TRADE-MARK

Definition: TRADE-MARK

TRADE-MARK

Noun

1. A peculiar distinguishing mark or device affixed by a manufacturer or a merchant to his goods, the exclusive right of using which is recognized by law.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "TRADE-MARK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references)

Domain	Definition
Food & Agriculture	A device(as a word)pointing distinctly to the origin or ownership of merchandise to which it is applied and legally reserved to the exclusive use of the owner as maker or seller ; a special mark placed on a particular brand of article or commodity to distinguish it from similar goods sold by other producers ; name or mark used in commerce to indicate the origin of a wine or the vendor. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: TRADE-MARK

English words defined with "TRADE-MARK": Idiograph. (references)

"TRADE-MARK" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 40.00% of the time. "TRADE-MARK" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	40%	2	245,945
Adjective (general or positive)	40%	2	245,945
Noun (proper)	20%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	5	N/A

Language		Translations for "TRADE-MARK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		商� � (logo, Logos, trademark). (various references)

Danish		varemaerke (brand, brand name, crest, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), varemærker (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), varebetegnelse (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), mærkat (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), label (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), handelsbetegnelse (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), firmamaerke (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename). (various references)

Dutch		merknaam, merk (mark), handelsmerken (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), handelsmerk (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), handelsbenaming (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), fabrieksmerken (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename). (various references)

Finnish		tavaramerkki (brand, trademark), merkki (character, indication, make, mark, sign, token), laji (brand, event, kind, make, sort, species, sport). (various references)

French		nom de marque (trade name), marque commerciale (trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), marque (trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename). (various references)

German		Warenzeichen (brand, trademark). (various references)

Greek		σήμα κατατεθέν (trade mark, trademark), εμπορικό σήμα (trade mark, trademark). (various references)

Hungarian		bejegyeztet egy védjegyet (to register a trade-mark), bejegyez egy védjegyet (to register a trade-mark). (various references)

Italian		marchio di fabbrica (chop, proprietary brand, trademark), marchi (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), marca (brand, check, high-class, kind, make, Mark, stamp, ticket), denominazione commerciale (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename). (various references)

Korean		상표 (label, trademark). (various references)

Pig Latin		ade-marktray

Portuguese		marca registada (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), marca comercial (trademark), marca (brand, character, guide-mark, hallmark, impress, impression, imprint, label, mark, mintage, note, pock-mark, rubber stamp, score, seal, spot, stamp, token, trace, trait), denominação comercial (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename). (various references)

Romanian		depune o marcã de fabricaţie (register a trade-mark). (various references)

Spanish		nombre comercial, marca (brand, distinguishing mark, footprint, landmark, make, March, Mark, name tab, note, patent, performance, scratch, seamark, stamp, trademark), designación comercial (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename), denominación comercial (brand, brand name, trade mark, trade name, trademark, tradename). (various references)

Swedish		varumärke (trade mark, trademark). (various references)

Vietnamese		nhãn hiệu. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: trademark.
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-k-m-r-r-t"
	-2 letters: earmark.
	-3 letters: darker, darter, demark, dreamt, errata, karate, krater, marked, marker, market, marred, marted, medaka, ramate, remark, retard, tarred, trader.
	-4 letters: armed, armer, armet, damar, darer, dater, derat, derma, drake, drama, dream, drear, karat, karma, madre, makar, maker, mated, mater, radar, raked, raker, ramet, rared, rated, rater, rearm, reata, taker, tamed, tamer, tared.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-k-m-r-r-t"
	+1 letter: trademarks.
	+2 letters: trademarked, watermarked.
	+3 letters: trademarking.
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