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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International media seized on the time-free zone as a curiosity, and the town leaned into the branding, flaunting its freedom from the clock and inviting others to experience it. Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025 They’ve been redesigned as the ideal lifestyle shoe, with more subtle branding in order to easily mix and match with your full wardrobe. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025 The branding is all over the stadium, all over town. Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025 The Fetch name has been largely scrubbed from Zebra’s branding of the AMR division in the years since the deal, and was not included in the company’s AMR portfolio brochure released earlier this year. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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