: a brand or make of a product (such as a sports car)
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On Friday, the marque unveiled a road-going version of the 963 Hypercar that will race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans next week, inspired by the Count Rossi 917 from decades ago.—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 June 2025 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 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
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