branding

noun

brand·​ing ˈbran-diŋ How to pronounce branding (audio)
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: the promoting of a product or service by identifying it with a particular brand

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By evening, the daytime banner above the door of the Columbus Park business came down, replaced by the darker branding of its nighttime counterpart, Moon Bar. Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026 William Arruda is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and personal branding pioneer. William Arruda, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 If the president, USDA, EPA, DOJ, Congress, and the courts continue to side with entrenched industries, then MAHA becomes branding, not reform. Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026 First, the university should be public or public-serving in substance, not merely public-adjacent in branding. Christos Korgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for branding

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of branding was in 1850

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“Branding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branding. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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