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nameplate

[neym-pleyt] / ˈneɪmˌpleɪt /


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“The administration wants to find a happy medium there, whether it’s a nameplate or a badge number,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

As part of the plan, management is closing underperforming Macy’s nameplate stores and opening more locations for its luxury-leaning brand Bloomingdale’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

They are operating at about 10% of nameplate capacity and, according to a Venezuela Hydrocarbon Association estimate, would require over $10 billion to bring them to 80% of capacity, she said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

Those facilities have a combined nameplate capacity of 600,000 to 650,000 barrels a day.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

The nameplate beneath the empty space had been left up and said The Cavanaughs, Stagecoach Pass, 2004.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling