Assumed Name (Noun)

Meaning ¹

(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.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

• The company operated under the assumed name "Smith's Hardware" despite being officially registered as "ABC Inc."
• The court ruled that the use of an assumed name did not relieve the corporation of its liability for debts incurred under that name.
• The state required corporations to file a certificate of assumed name with the secretary of state's office before conducting business under a fictitious name.
• The company's assumed name "Green Earth Landscaping" was used on all its advertising and marketing materials, but its official name was "Lawn Care Services Inc."
• The use of an assumed name allowed the corporation to operate multiple businesses under different names without having to form separate corporations for each one.

Synonyms

• Doing Business As
• Fictitious Name
• DBA

Meaning ²

A name that has been assumed temporarily.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• False Name
• Alias

Hypernyms

• Name