🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Marque générique

Pronunciation / Transliteration: maʁk ʒeneʁik

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Generic Brand/dʒəˈnɛrɪk brænd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Les marques génériques sont souvent moins chères que les marques de renom."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A product that is marketed without a brand name, often sold at a lower price than branded products.

    "Many consumers choose generic brands to save money on their grocery bills."
  2. 2

    A type of product that is equivalent to a branded product but is sold under its chemical or common name.

    "The pharmacy offered a generic brand of the medication that was just as effective as the name brand."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'generic' originates from the Latin word 'genus', meaning 'kind' or 'type', which evolved in the English language during the late 19th century to refer to products that are not branded. 'Brand' comes from the Old Norse word 'brandr', meaning 'to burn', which historically referred to the practice of marking livestock.

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