brand
the kind, grade, or make of a product or service, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like: the best brand of coffee.
a mark made by burning or otherwise, to indicate kind, grade, make, ownership, etc.
a mark formerly put upon criminals with a hot iron.
any mark of disgrace; stigma.
a kind or variety of something distinguished by some distinctive characteristic: The movie was filled with slapstick—a brand of humor he did not find funny.
a set of distinctive characteristics that establish a recognizable image or identity for a person or thing: Building your personal brand will positively impact your career.
a burning or partly burned piece of wood.
Archaic. a sword.
to label or mark with or as if with a brand.
to mark with disgrace or infamy; stigmatize.
to impress indelibly: The plane crash was branded on her mind.
to give a brand name to: branded merchandise.
to promote as a brand or brand name.
Idioms about brand
on brand, in keeping with the distinctive characteristics that establish a recognizable identity for a person, product, or thing: The hotel’s interactive website is so on brand.He says he wants to be more compassionate, but that’s not really on brand for him.
Origin of brand
1Other words for brand
Other words from brand
- brander, noun
- brandless, adjective
- non·brand, adjective
- re·brand, verb (used with object)
Other definitions for Brand (2 of 2)
Oscar, 1920–2016, U.S. folk singer, born in Canada.
a male given name.
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How to use brand in a sentence
Maybe it was the way that branding took on a life of its own.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More | Kevin Fallon | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor OK Go the music video is medium for personal creativity, hype, and branding.
OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age | Lauren Schwartzberg | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow her role became more “maternal rather than marital,” and branding Hawking an “all-powerful emperor” and “masterly puppeteer.”
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse Claims | Marlow Stern | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe designer originally dreamt up the ideas for STAR with Alex Malybaev, from the FIRMA branding agency.
The World's Most Beautiful Boat—Yours for Half a Billion Dollars | Tim Teeman | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe contrarians of the world went full Oliver Stone on the innocuous tune, branding it “problematic” and “anti-feminist.”
‘All About That Bass’ Singer Meghan Trainor On Haters and Her Polarizing (and Unlikely) No. 1 Hit | Marlow Stern | October 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Almost irresistible as the forces were that made for fusion, Mazzini was strictly accurate in branding it as a breach of faith.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingHerself she fashioned in the act of branding the state of the Rhodians.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusThe overwhelming relief in her face, burned into Wade's soul like a branding-iron.
Hidden Gold | Wilder AnthonyHe knew exactly what was expected of him, having seen a cowboy hold a steer down for a quick branding that morning.
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas | Frank Gee PatchinMrs. Tyler issued a statement branding Clarke as a “weak-kneed quitter,” and repudiating him entirely.
The Modern Ku Klux Klan | Henry Peck Fry
British Dictionary definitions for brand (1 of 2)
/ (brænd) /
a particular product or a characteristic that serves to identify a particular product
a trade name or trademark
a particular kind or variety: he had his own brand of humour
an identifying mark made, usually by burning, on the skin of animals or (formerly) slaves or criminals, esp as a proof of ownership
an iron heated and used for branding animals, etc
a mark of disgrace or infamy; stigma: he bore the brand of a coward
a burning or burnt piece of wood, as in a fire
archaic, or poetic
a flaming torch
a sword
a fungal disease of garden plants characterized by brown spots on the leaves, caused by the rust fungus Puccinia arenariae
to label, burn, or mark with or as with a brand
to place indelibly in the memory: the scene of slaughter was branded in their minds
to denounce; stigmatize: they branded him a traitor
to give a product a distinctive identity by means of characteristic design, packaging, etc
Origin of brand
1Derived forms of brand
- branding, noun
- brander, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Brand (2 of 2)
/ (brænd) /
Russell, born 1975, English comedian and television presenter
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