marque

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noun (1)

marque

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noun (2)

: a brand or make of a product (such as a sports car)

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Noun
The German luxury marque has just unveiled a dazzling new shooting brake called the Concept Speedtop. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 May 2025 The Land Rover Range Rover, generally shortened to Range Rover, is a 4×4 luxury SUV produced by Land Rover, a marque and sub-brand of Jaguar Land Rover. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 25 May 2025 After what soon became known as Alfa Romeo was launched in 1910, its cars quickly dominated such famed endurance races as the Targa Florio, the Mille Miglia, and even Le Mans during the first three decades of the marque’s existence. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 May 2025 Under Briatore’s stewardship, the French marque won two more world championships with Fernando Alonso in 2004 and 2005, claiming the constructors’ titles in both years. Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for marque

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan marca, from marcar to mark, seize as pledge, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marcōn to mark

Noun (2)

French, mark, brand, from Middle French, from marquer to mark, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marcōn to mark

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of marque was in the 15th century

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“Marque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marque. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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