different between watchword vs trademark

English

Etymology

From Middle English wacche word, wacchworde, morphologically as watch (“guard, sentinel, sentry”) +? word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?t??w??(?)d/

Noun

watchword (plural watchwords)

1. A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.

   Synonyms: catchword, byword, maxim, mantra, motto
2. (archaic) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.

   Synonyms: passphrase, password, underword

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Translations

Further reading

• “watchword”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• watchword in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• trade mark

Etymology

From trade +? mark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?e?dm??(?)k/

Adjective

trademark (not comparable)

1. (informal) Distinctive, characteristic, signature.

Translations

Noun

trademark (plural trademarks)

2. A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
3. Any proprietary business, product or service name.
4. The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.

Descendants

• ? Bengali: ?????????? (?re?mark)
• ? Hindi: ?????????? (?re?m?rk)

Translations

See also

• brand
• registered trademark
• service mark
• wordmark

Verb

trademark (third-person singular simple present trademarks, present participle trademarking, simple past and past participle trademarked)

1. (proscribed) To register something as a trademark.
2. (proscribed) To so label a product.

Usage notes

• Among practitioners of trademark law, it is generally considered incorrect to use “trademark” as a verb; the preferred terminology would be to use a trademark or to register a trademark.

Anagrams

• Mardakert