brand

brand
brand1 [ brænd ] noun count **
1. ) a product or group of products that has its own name and is made by one particular company. The word for a machine or vehicle made by one particular company is a make:
We stock all leading brands.
brand of: a different brand of washing powder
=> STORE BRAND
2. ) a particular type of something:
brand of: He has his own special brand of humor.
her own distinctive brand of management
3. ) a mark that is burned into the skin of an animal such as a cow, to show who owns it
4. ) LITERARY a burning piece of wood
brand
brand 2 [ brænd ] verb transitive *
1. ) to describe someone or something as a bad person or thing, especially when they do not deserve this:
brand someone/something (as) something: The men were branded liars by the judge.
I don't want to be branded as a rebel.
2. ) to burn a mark into the skin of an animal such as a cow, to show who owns it

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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Synonyms:
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