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subbrand

subbrand noun: a subsidiary brand.

Noun

subbrand (plural subbrands)

  1. A subsidiary brand.
    • Julie Gilhart, the fashion director of Barneys New York, has been wearing one this week from A/X, one of the Armani subbrands.2007 February 8, Eric Wilson, “Yes, You Do Look Fat”, in New York Times

Verb

subbrand (third-person singular simple present subbrands, present participle subbranding, simple past and past participle subbranded)

  1. (transitive) To market under a subsidiary brand.

Forms of subbrand

Noun
pluralsubbrands
Verb
third-person singular presentsubbrands
present participlesubbranding
past participlesubbranded
pastsubbranded

Origin of subbrand

From sub- + brand.

Questions about subbrand

What does subbrand mean?
Subbrand means a subsidiary brand.
What part of speech is subbrand?
Subbrand can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of subbrand?
The plural of subbrand is subbrands.

Words near subbrand in the dictionary

  1. subbrachycephalic
  2. subbrachypterous
  3. subbranch
  4. subbranched
  5. subbranches
  6. subbrand
  7. subbranded
  8. subbranding
  9. subbrands
  10. subbreed
  11. subbreeds

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