brand-new

American  

[bran-noo, -nyoo, brand-] / ˈbrænˈnu, -ˈnyu, ˈbrænd- /

adjective

1. entirely new.

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brand-new British  

adjective

1. absolutely new

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Other Word Forms

• brand-newness noun

Etymology

Origin of brand-new

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

For example, one specific model of a brand-new Rolex GMT-Master II known as the Pepsi, which features a red and blue bezel, costs $12,150 including average sales tax in stores.

From The Wall Street Journal

She’s been doing this for years now, and I look forward to them with the same giddy devotion I usually reserve for cracking open a brand-new planner on January 1.

From Salon

There aren’t as many rules as in contract bridge, but it does offer the horizon-less vista of a brand-new game of Monopoly.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We had a brand-new baby with bad lungs, and we wake up to a generator running above our heads and the absolutely stinking of petrol," says Laura.

From BBC

Those jobs can’t be surveyed directly because it’s difficult for the government to reach out to brand-new companies or companies no longer in business.

From The Wall Street Journal