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11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. brand
  2. brand iron
  3. brand name
  4. brand-name
  5. brand-new
  6. brand spore
  7. co-brand
  8. hair brand
  9. off-brand
  10. road brand
  11. running brand

1brand

noun \ˈbrand\

Definition of BRAND

1
a : a charred piece of wood
b : firebrand 1
c : something (as lightning) that resembles a firebrand
2
: sword
3
a (1) : a mark made by burning with a hot iron to attest manufacture or quality or to designate ownership (2) : a printed mark made for similar purposes : trademark
b (1) : a mark put on criminals with a hot iron (2) : a mark of disgrace : stigma <the brand of poverty>
4
a : a class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturer : make
b : a characteristic or distinctive kind <a lively brand of theater>
c : brand name 2
5
: a tool used to produce a brand
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Examples of BRAND

  1. What brand are those jeans you are wearing?
  2. The store sells a variety of shoe brands.
  3. I don't like his brand of humor.
  4. a lively brand of theater

Origin of BRAND

Middle English, torch, sword, from Old English; akin to Old English bærnan to burn
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BRAND

Synonyms
trademark

Rhymes with BRAND

band, bland, canned, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, NAND, rand, sand, Sand, stand, strand

2brand

transitive verb

Definition of BRAND

1
: to mark with a brand
2
: to mark with disapproval : stigmatize <he was branded a coward>
3
: to impress indelibly <brand the lesson on his mind>
— brand·er noun

Examples of BRAND

  1. They no longer brand their cattle.
  2. <the exact words my father spoke as he left us are branded in my memory>

First Known Use of BRAND

15th century

Related to BRAND

Synonyms
engrave, etch, impress, imprint, infix, ingrain (also engrain)

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

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