assumed name: translation
Name used by a proprietorship, partnership, or corporation to conduct business that is different from the legal name of the proprietorship, partnership or corporation.
Sometimes an assumed name is prefaced by the initials " t/a" for " trading as" or " d.b.a." for " doing business as". American Banker Glossary
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assumed name UK US noun [C] US
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The law of many states requires businesses to file assumed name certificates.