branding

noun

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

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Her goal was that the writing would serve as a branding bat signal. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025 Richemont’s chairman Johann Rupert added that the group’s jewelry houses also benefit from their heritage and high-profile branding. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025 Forms can include conditional logic and custom branding. PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025 The boutique showcases the new Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott Boot Collection, a hat bar featuring complimentary branding, Yellow Rose's apparel collaboration with Wrangler and a wide assortment of jewelry, candles and handbags. Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for branding

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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 18 Nov. 2025.

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