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noun
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.
EXPANDany mark of disgrace; stigma.
6.
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.
7.
a burning or partly burned piece of wood.
8.
COLLAPSEArchaic. a sword.
verb (used with object)
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.
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Branding
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Origin:
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
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
Related forms
brand·er, noun
brand·less, adjective
non·brand, adjective
re·brand, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
4. stain, spot, blot, taint.
4. stain, spot, blot, taint.
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | branding1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | in marketing, the sum total of a company's value, including products, services, people, advertising, positioning, and culture |
| Main Entry: | branding2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | in marketing, the use of logos, symbols, or product design to promote consumer awareness of goods and services |
| Example: | Branding has made companies like Apple successful. |
| Etymology: | 1913 |
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Word Origin & History
brand
O.E. brand, brond "fire, flame; firebrand, piece of burning wood, torch," and (poetic) "sword," from P.Gmc. *brandaz (cf. O.N. brandr, O.H.G. brant, O.Fris. brond "firebrand, blade of a sword," Ger. brand "fire"), from base *bran-/*bren- (see burn). Meaning of "identifying
EXPAND mark made by a hot iron" (1550s) broadened 1827 to "a particular make of goods." Brand name is from 1922. As a verb, brand is attested from c.1400. Related: Branded; branding.
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