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brand-new

American  
[bran-noo, -nyoo, brand-] / ˈbrænˈnu, -ˈnju, ˈbrænd- /

adjective

  1. entirely new.


brand-new British  

adjective

  1. absolutely new

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of brand-new

First recorded in 1560–70

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Two brand-new Boeing Air Force Ones are due to be delivered later this decade after a series of delays and cost overruns.

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From Slate Jun. 22, 2026

Oh those old days in the 1950s, when the houses that became part of the great substantial suburbs of today were brand-new.

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Don’t miss: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang wants to be king of a brand-new empire.

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She was marveling at what she saw—a brand-new pair of ladies’ boots.

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