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brand
1[ brand ]
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.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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.
Brand
2[ brand ]
noun
- Oscar, 1920–2016, U.S. folk singer, born in Canada.
- a male given name.
brand
1/ æԻ /
noun
- 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.
- 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
- 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
Brand
2/ æԻ /
noun
- BrandRussell1975MEnglishTHEATRE: comedianFILMS AND TV: broadcaster Russell , born 1975, English comedian and television presenter
Derived Forms
- ˈԻ, noun
- ˈԻ徱Բ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Իİ noun
- Իl adjective
- ԴDz·Ի adjective
- ·Ի verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of brand1
Idioms and Phrases
- on brand, in keeping with the distinctive characteristics that establish a recognizable identity for a person, product, or thing: He says he wants to be more compassionate, but that’s not really on brand for him.
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.
Example Sentences
Dutton's brand of hard-line conservatism, his support for controversial immigration policies – like sending asylum seekers to offshore detention centres – and his fierce criticism of China, all led to comparisons with US President Donald Trump.
The boots — I don’t know the actual brand, but I do know they hurt, so pray for me.
Chief’s is just one of several business pursuits Church has undertaken lately, along with a line of whiskeys, co-ownership with Wallen of the Field & Stream brand and a minority stake in the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.
The traditional main parties will be hoping that following responsibility comes accountability, and that if Reform councils and mayors fail, the party's brand will suffer.
Democrats did a number on their brand in the state, particularly with the Kamala Harris campaign in regards to her cleaving to the Biden administration's policy in Gaza.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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