fictitious name

Noun

Meaning

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nickname pseudonym alias DBA anonym assumed name allonym Doing Business As

Hypernyms

name

Examples

Persons in trade had better be very cautious how they add a fictitious name to their firm, for the purpose of gaining credit. Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough

Anger deposited the films at Schaefer's Camera Store in San Francisco, using the fictitious name of "Jackson" and giving a false address. Source: Internet

It is also known as a ‘doing business as’ (DBA) name, assumed name, or fictitious name. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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