1. ALIAS(1).
2. The name under which a business operates or by which it is commonly known (Antex Corporation’s assumed name is Computer Warehouse). • Many states require an individual or business operating under an assumed name to file an assumed-name certificate, usu. in the secretary of state’s office or the county clerk’s office where the principal place of business is located. — Also termed fictitious name. See D/B/A. Cf. corporate name under NAME. [Cases: Corporations 46. C.J.S. Corporations § 99.]