private label

noun

: a label associated with a specific chain store
also : a brand or product having a private label
usually hyphenated when used attributively
private-label clothes

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All private label brands affiliated with Walmart, like Great Value and Parent's Choice, are also being targeted. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 The company highlighted risks related to fashion sensitivity, reliance on private label merchandise, and changes in consumer shopping patterns, among others. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025 Moreover, proposals take aim at conflicts of interest when PBMs steer patients to affiliated pharmacies or limit access to the cheapest biosimilar medications in favor of private label alternatives manufactured by PBM subsidiaries. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 The luxury market is sputtering and Walmart has been a beneficiary, attracting high-income shoppers with its value pricing on brands and growing reputation for quality private label goods. Greg Petro, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for private label

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of private label was in 1950

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“Private label.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20label. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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