brand
[ brand ]
/ brænd /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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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
First recorded before 950; Middle English, Old English: “burning, a burning piece of wood, torch, sword”; cognate with Dutch brand, German Brand, Old Norse brandr; akin to burn1
OTHER WORDS FROM brand
brander, nounbrandless, adjectivenon·brand, adjectivere·brand, verb (used with object)Other definitions for brand (2 of 2)
Brand
[ brand ]
/ brænd /
noun
Oscar, 1920–2016, U.S. folk singer, born in Canada.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for brand (1 of 2)
brand
/ (brænd) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of brand
branding, nounbrander, nounWord Origin for brand
Old English brand-, related to Old Norse brandr, Old High German brant; see burn 1
British Dictionary definitions for brand (2 of 2)
Brand
/ (brænd) /
noun
Russell, born 1975, English comedian and television presenter
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