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branded (ˈbrændɪd Pronunciation for branded ) 

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adjective

  1. identifiable as being the product of a particular manufacturer or marketing company

brand (brænd Pronunciation for brand ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. a particular product or a characteristic that serves to identify a particular product
  2. a trade name or trademark
  3. a particular kind or variety ⇒ he had his own brand of humour
  4. an identifying mark made, usually by burning, on the skin of animals or (formerly) slaves or criminals, esp as a proof of ownership
  5. an iron heated and used for branding animals, etc
  6. a mark of disgrace or infamy; stigma ⇒ he bore the brand of a coward
  7. a burning or burnt piece of wood, as in a fire
  8. (archaic (or poetic)
    1. a flaming torch
    2. a sword
  9. a fungal disease of garden plants characterized by brown spots on the leaves, caused by the rust fungus Puccinia arenariae

verb

  1. to label, burn, or mark with or as with a brand
  2. to place indelibly in the memory ⇒ the scene of slaughter was branded in their minds
  3. to denounce; stigmatize ⇒ they branded him a traitor
  4. to give a product a distinctive identity by means of characteristic design, packaging, etc

Derived Forms

ˈbranding noun
ˈbrander noun

Word Origin

Old English brand-, related to Old Norse brandr, Old High German brant; see burn1

Synonyms

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= trademark, logo, brand name, marque, tradename, proprietary name
= type, make, sort, kind, class, quality, variety, species, strain, grade, cast
= label, mark, sign, stamp, symbol, logo, trademark, marker, hallmark, emblem, identification marker
= stigma, mark, stain, disgrace, taint, slur, blot, infamy, smirch
= stigmatize, mark, label, expose, denounce, disgrace, discredit, censure, pillory, defame
= mark, burn, label, stamp, scar
= imprint, fix permanently, print, stamp, engrave

Translations for 'branded'

  • British English: branded A branded product is one which is made by a well-known manufacturer and has the manufacturer's label on it. ADJECTIVESupermarket lines are often cheaper than branded goods.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: de marca
  • Chinese: 有品牌的
  • European Spanish: de marca
  • French: de marque
  • German: Marken-
  • Italian: di marca
  • Japanese: 有名ブランドの
  • Korean: 유명 상표의
  • Portuguese: de marca
  • Spanish: de marca

Example Sentences Including 'branded'

Come on... there's only the two of us... admit it... you like branded wines, don't you?
Glasgow Herald (2001)
I had seen him once before, for a brief while only, but that face had been branded indelibly on my memory for life.
Jenkins, Geoffrey A Daystar of Fear
Instead, we are invited to think of health as a virtual commodity, as something that is consumed, traded and branded.
Spiked (2004)
It must be borne in mind that the majority of promotions are supplier initiated, especially in the case of branded products.
Joanna Blythman SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)
Lee, 83, is a symbol for a bid branded an underdog in early media reports.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Products are not clearly branded or branded in a simple, facile way.
Irish Times (2002)
The card said that in the new Germany a sign will be branded on the faces of women like that.
Martin, Joy The Image of Laura
The last image of a dream I'd been having was branded in my conscious mind.
Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
The price of cassettes and branded goods is much higher than in America.
Glasgow Herald (2002)

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