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private label

private label noun: synonym of own brand.

Noun

private label (plural private labels)

  1. Synonym of own brand.
    • You'd be surprised how many name brand companies produce some private label work for the big box and grocery chains.
    • This summer, Mondelez International sued Aldi, claiming its private-label cookie line “blatantly copies” the packaging of popular signature snacks like Oreos and Chips Ahoy!2025 August 6, Julie Creswell, “Aldi’s Passionate, Cultlike Following Fuels Its Rapid Expansion Plans”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    own brand

Verb

private label (third-person singular simple present private labels, present participle (US) private labeling or (UK) private labelling, simple past and past participle (US) private labeled or (UK) private labelled)

  1. (transitive) To produce (something) and apply a private label to it; to make (something) under a private label.
    • it was private labelled
    • they private labelled it for X

Synonyms of private label

Forms of private label

Noun
pluralprivate labels
Verb
third-person singular presentprivate labels
present participle USprivate labeling
present participle UKprivate labelling
past participle USprivate labeled
past USprivate labeled
past participle UKprivate labelled
past UKprivate labelled

Questions about private label

What does private label mean?
Private label means synonym of own brand.
What part of speech is private label?
Private label can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of private label?
The plural of private label is private labels.

Words near private label in the dictionary

  1. private joke
  2. private jokes
  3. private judgment
  4. private key
  5. private keys
  6. private label
  7. private labeled
  8. private labeling
  9. private labelled
  10. private labelling
  11. private labels

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