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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Black out Rio de Janeiro , Brazil - 4 May 2023; Amazon Web Services branding, during day three of Web Summit Rio 2023 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025 Everything — from the app that pings the cookie drops to the branding strategy that weaponizes nostalgia and novelty — emanates from this Provo facility. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 In 2001, under Paul Harvey’s creative direction, denim got a dedicated branding, while it was most recently incorporated in seasonal collections. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025 Simon Humphreys, Toyota’s chief branding officer, told Carscoops the separation will allow Lexus to operate with more autonomy. Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for branding

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of branding was in 1913

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“Branding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branding. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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