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.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The company filed for a fictitious name, also known as a DBA (doing business as), to operate its new subsidiary under a different title.
- The small business owner registered a fictitious name with the state government to differentiate her new startup from her existing company.
- According to the court documents, the defendant had been conducting business under several fictitious names to avoid paying taxes.
- The corporate lawyer advised her client to choose a distinct fictitious name to avoid confusion with the company's existing branding.
- The secretary of state's office maintains a database of registered fictitious names to prevent companies from using names that are too similar.