brand

[ brand ]

/ brænd /

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noun

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.

branding iron.

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.

verb (used with object)

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR brand

4 stain, spot, blot, taint.

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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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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|DAILY BEAST
For 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|DAILY BEAST
How 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|DAILY BEAST
The 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|DAILY BEAST

The 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|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 King
Herself she fashioned in the act of branding the state of the Rhodians.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius
The overwhelming relief in her face, burned into Wade's soul like a branding-iron.
Hidden Gold|Wilder Anthony
He 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 Patchin
Mrs. 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)

brand

/ (brænd) /

noun

a particular product or a characteristic that serves to identify a particular product

a trade name or trademark

a particular kind or varietyhe 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; stigmahe 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

verb (tr)

to label, burn, or mark with or as with a brand

to place indelibly in the memorythe scene of slaughter was branded in their minds

to denounce; stigmatizethey branded him a traitor

to give a product a distinctive identity by means of characteristic design, packaging, etc

Derived forms of brand

branding, nounbrander, noun

Word 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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