"household name" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-household name.ogg [Australia] Forms: household names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} household name (plural household names)
  1. A brand name that is well known to the great majority of households. Categories (topical): People Translations (brand name): 家喻户晓的品牌 (jiā yù hù xiǎo de pǐn pái) (Chinese Mandarin), tunnettu tavaramerkki (Finnish), vertrauter Name [masculine] (German), bekannter Name [masculine] (German), Begriff [masculine] (German), изве́стный бренд (izvéstnyj brɛnd) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-household_name-en-noun-a4P9W0fT Disambiguation of People: 57 24 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 30 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 29 26 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 30 27 Disambiguation of 'brand name': 81 11 8
  2. A genericized trademark.
    Sense id: en-household_name-en-noun-xitofMCs
  3. A very well-known public figure. Translations (public figure): 知名人士 (zhī míng rén shì) (Chinese Mandarin), superjulkkis (Finnish), allseits bekanntes Gesicht [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-household_name-en-noun-RhtQnTwZ Disambiguation of 'public figure': 23 22 55

Inflected forms

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