brand

brand (br

nd)

a. A trademark or distinctive name identifying a product or a manufacturer.

b. A product line so identified: a popular brand of soap.

c. A distinctive category; a particular kind: a brand of comedy that I do not care for.

2. A mark indicating identity or ownership, burned on the hide of an animal with a hot iron.

3. A mark burned into the flesh of criminals.

4. A mark of disgrace or notoriety; a stigma. See Synonyms at stain.

5. A branding iron.

6. A piece of burning or charred wood.

7. A sword: "So flashed and fell the brand Excalibur" (Tennyson).

tr.v. brand·ed, brand·ing, brands

1. To mark with or as if with a hot iron. See Synonyms at mark¹.

a. To mark to show ownership.

b. To provide with or publicize using a brand name.

3. To mark with disgrace or infamy; stigmatize.

4. To impress firmly; fix ineradicably: Imagery of the war has branded itself into the national consciousness.

[Middle English, torch, from Old English; see g^wher- in Indo-European roots.]

brander n.

brand [brænd]

1. (Business / Marketing) a particular product or a characteristic that serves to identify a particular product

2. (Business / Marketing) a trade name or trademark

3. a particular kind or variety he had his own brand of humour

4. an identifying mark made, usually by burning, on the skin of animals or (formerly) slaves or criminals, esp as a proof of ownership

5. (Engineering / Tools) an iron heated and used for branding animals, etc

6. a mark of disgrace or infamy; stigma he bore the brand of a coward

7. a burning or burnt piece of wood, as in a fire

8. Archaic or poetic

a. a flaming torch

b. a sword

9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) a fungal disease of garden plants characterized by brown spots on the leaves, caused by the rust fungus Puccinia arenariae

vb (tr)

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

2. to place indelibly in the memory the scene of slaughter was branded in their minds

3. to denounce; stigmatize they branded him a traitor

4. (Business / Marketing) to give a product a distinctive identity by means of characteristic design, packaging, etc.

[Old English brand-, related to Old Norse brandr, Old High German brant; see burn¹]

brander n

brand (brænd)
n.

1. kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like: the best brand of coffee.

2. a mark made by burning or otherwise, to indicate kind, grade, make, ownership, etc.

3. a mark formerly put upon criminals with a hot iron.

4. any mark of disgrace; stigma.

5. branding iron.

6. a distinctive kind or variety: an unfunny brand of humor.

7. a burning or partly burned piece of wood.

8. Archaic. a sword.

v.t.

9. to label or mark with or as if with a brand.

10. to mark with disgrace or infamy; stigmatize.

11. to impress indelibly: The plane crash was branded on her mind.

12. to give a brand name to: branded merchandise.

13. to promote as a brand name.

[before 950; Middle English, Old English: burning, a burning piece of wood, torch, sword; c. Old Frisian, Middle Dutch brand, Old High German brant, Old Norse brandr; akin to burn¹]

brand′er, n.

brand′less, adj.

Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	brand - a name given to a product or service brand name, marque, trade name Kinetoscope - a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture Lidocaine, Xylocaine - a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes Polaroid - (trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare Tampax - tampon used to absorb menstrual flow name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" recording label, label - trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent" K-Dur 20, K-lor, K-lyte, Kaochlor, Klorvess, potash muriate, potassium chloride, potassium muriate - salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency Simoniz - a brand of car polish
	2.	brand - a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" make kind, sort, form, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
	3.	brand - identification mark on skin, made by burning marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
	4.	brand - a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning firebrand firewood - wood used for fuel; "they collected and cut their own firewood"
	5.	brand - a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis stigma, stain, mark demerit - a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges" bend sinister, bar sinister - a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left cloven foot, cloven hoof - the mark of Satan symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
	6.	brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard sword, steel, blade backsword - a sword with only one cutting edge blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge broadsword - a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab cavalry sword, saber, sabre - a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back cutlas, cutlass - a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors falchion - a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible haft, helve - the handle of a weapon or tool hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger rapier, tuck - a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
Verb	1.	brand - burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
	2.	brand - to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" stigmatise, stigmatize, denounce, mark label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
	3.	brand - mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price" brandmark, trademark mark, tag, label - attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
	4.	brand - mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" post call - ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"

brand

noun

1. trademark, logo, brand name, marque, tradename, proprietary name a supermarket's own brand

2. type, make, sort, kind, class, quality, variety, species, strain, grade, cast the British brand of socialism

3. label, mark, sign, stamp, symbol, logo, trademark, marker, hallmark, emblem, identification marker The brand on the barrel stood for Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam.

4. stigma, mark, stain, disgrace, taint, slur, blot, infamy, smirch the brand of shame

verb

1. stigmatize, mark, label, expose, denounce, disgrace, discredit, censure, pillory, defame I was instantly branded as a rebel.

2. mark, burn, label, stamp, scar The owner couldn't be bothered to brand the cattle.

3. imprint, fix permanently, print, stamp, engrave That smile of his is branded on my heart.

Translations

brand [brænd]

A. N

1. (Comm) → marca f (de fábrica)

2. (Agr) (= mark) → marca f; (= iron) → hierro m de marcar

3. (= burning wood) → tizón m, tea f

B. VT

1. [+ cattle] → marcar(con hierro candente)

2. (fig) to brand sb as → tildar a algn de
to brand sth as → calificar algo de
to be branded as a liar → ser tildado de mentiroso
it is branded on my memory → lo tengo grabado en la memoria

3. branded goods (Comm) → artículos mpl de marca

C. CPD brand awareness N → conciencia f de marca
brand image N → imagen f de marca
brand loyalty N → fidelidad f a una marca
brand name N → nombre m de marca

brand [ˈbrænd]

[product] → marque f (commerciale)
a well-known brand of coffee → une marque de café bien connue

(= type) → type m

[ideology] → conception f, type m

(= accuse of being) to brand sb a racist → désigner qn comme raciste

[+ cattle] → marquer (au fer rouge)
brand awareness n (MARKETING) → reconnaissance f de la marque

brand

(= make) → Marke f

(= mark, on cattle) → Brandzeichen nt; (on criminal, prisoner, fig) → Brandmal nt

? branding iron

(obs, poet, = sword) → Klinge f (liter)

goods → mit seinem Warenzeichen versehen; branded goods → Markenartikel pl; branded company → Markenartikler m

cattle, property → mit einem Brandzeichen kennzeichnen

(= stigmatize) person → brandmarken

brand:

brand awareness

n → Markenbewusstsein nt

brand image

n → Markenimage nt

brand:

brand leader

n → führende Marke

brand loyalty

n → Markentreue f

brand manager

n → Brandmanager(in) m(f), → Markenbetreuer(in) m(f)

brand name

n → Markenname m

brand-new

adj → nagelneu, brandneu (inf)

brand [brænd]

1. n

a. (Comm) → marca

b. (on cattle, prisoner) → marchio

2. vt (cattle) (fig) (person) → marchiare
his name is branded on my memory → il suo nome è impresso indelebilmente nella mia memoria
he was branded (as) a traitor (fig) (pej) → fu tacciato di traditore

brand (brӕnd) noun

1. a maker's name or trademark. a new brand; (also adjective) a brand name.

2. a variety. He has his own brand of humour.

3. a mark on cattle etc to show who owns them, made with a hot iron.

verb

1. to mark cattle etc with a hot iron.

2. to make a permanent impression on. His name is branded on my memory.

3. to attach (permanent) disgrace to. branded for life as a thief.

ˌbrand-ˈnew adjective

completely new. a brand-new dress.

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