BRAND | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of brand in English brandnoun [ C ] uk /brænd/ us /brænd/

brand noun [C] (PRODUCT)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 a type of product made by a particular company and sold under a particular name: brand of This isn't my usual brand of deodorant. She has worked on ad campaigns for well-known brands. Most people associate the brand with high quality. The manufacturer's brands include many popular cosmetic ranges.brand loyalty The ultimate goal of many marketing campaigns is to create brand loyalty. See also generic brand global brand leading brand luxury brand off-brand on-brand own brand store brandRelated word branded a group of people or things that share similar qualities

• sortWhat sort of clothes do you like to wear?
• kindWhat kind of job are you looking for?
• typeHe's the type of man who never listens to what you're saying.
• formSwimming is the best form of exercise.
• varietyThe article was about the different varieties of Spanish spoken in South America.
• categoryThere are three categories of hotel room - standard, executive, and deluxe.

See more results » business   specialized the set of qualities that people connect with a particular product or organization: Our brand stands for quality and reliability. The company spent a lot of money and energy establishing its brand. His actions risk badly damaging the party's brand. business   specialized the set of qualities that people connect with a particular person, or the idea of themselves that the person tries to present to others: A spokesperson for the company said, "She is the perfect ambassador for us because her personal brand is very much aligned with our corporate mission." I have to be careful what pictures I post on social media, because I don't want to tarnish my brand.  brand of something a particular type of something, or way of doing something: a team that plays a distinctive brand of football See more

• Among young people, this brand of designer clothing is the ultimate status symbol.
• Our products compare favourably with all the leading brands.
• I always buy the same brand of toothpaste just out of habit.
• Freshness and modernity is part of our brand.

Products & producers

• anti-dumping
• badging
• begetter
• big pharma
• big tobacco
• deliverable
• dry goods
• dumping
• end product
• fabricator
• general-purpose
• generator
• haul
• mover
• multi-product
• non-proprietary
• notion
• output
• overstock
• specialize

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brand noun [C] (FLAME)

literary a piece of burning wood used to give light Fire & flame

• beacon
• blaze
• bonfire
• brush fire
• bushfire
• conflagration
• dumpster fire
• fire
• fireball
• firebrand
• firepit
• firestorm
• flame
• flare
• inferno
• open fire phrase
• pilot
• post-fire
• wildfire

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brand noun [C] (MARK)

a mark that is burned or frozen into the skin of an animal such as a cow to show who owns it: The brand was still visible on the animal's hide.   kalimf/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Specific signs and symbols

• argent
• badge
• blue badge
• Britannia
• caduceus
• check something off phrasal verb
• dash
• Greek cross
• Kitemark
• L-plate
• Maltese cross
• Mayday
• Morse code
• patch
• pipe
• registered trademark
• semaphore
• trademark
• vert
• X, x

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Animal farming - general words brandverb uk /brænd/ us /brænd/

brand verb (GIVE BAD NAME)

[ T + obj + noun/adj ] to say that someone or something is a particular bad thing, usually when this is unfair: Because of one mistake he was branded a criminal. She was arrested and falsely branded a terror suspect. The media branded him racist.brand someone/something as something He claims the report unfairly branded him as a bad credit risk. His supporters immediately branded the pictures as fake. Analysing and evaluating

• adjudication
• analysable
• analyse
• analyser
• analyst
• appraise
• assign
• calculus
• have the measure of someone/something idiom
• inspect
• inspection
• interpretable
• interpretive
• microscope
• parse
• reinterpret
• reinterpretation
• reinvestigate
• reinvestigation
• research

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brand verb (CREATE BRAND)

[ T ]   business   specialized to make a product, organization, person, or place easy to recognize as different from others by connecting it with a particular name, design, symbol, set of qualities, etc.: In my job I've learned how to brand and promote a product. You can brand the website with your own colours and logo. They have branded the service as an ethical, environmentally-friendly investment option. brand yourself as something This is not good enough for an airline that brands itself as a premium luxury carrier. He branded himself "The New Vegan Chef." Related word branding

• Making a reference to New York City, Minneapolis branded itself "the mini apple."
• We branded every store so it was instantly recognizable.

Advertising and marketing

• ad
• ad agency
• adman
• adverse publicity
• advert
• cross-selling
• customer relationship management
• demographics
• detoxify
• differentiator
• o.n.o.
• obo
• off-brand
• on-brand
• opinion mining
• tie (something) in phrasal verb
• tout
• trade dress
• unadvertised
• unbilled

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brand verb (MARK)

[ T ] to mark an animal such as a cow by burning or freezing its skin to show you own it: The cattle were rounded up and branded. Animal farming - general words

• animal husbandry
• aquaculture
• aquaponics
• bedding
• beekeeping
• drove
• grazing
• hand-rear
• hand-reared
• heeler
• herd
• paddock
• semi-domestication
• shear
• shearing
• sheep shearing
• sheepdog
• shepherd
• slaughter
• slaughterhouse

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brand | American Dictionary

brandnoun [ C ] us /brænd/

brand noun [C] (PRODUCT)

Add to word list Add to word list a type of product made by a particular company: This isn’t my usual brand of deodorant.

brand noun [C] (MARK)

a special symbol on the skin of an animal that shows it belongs to someone: cattle brands brandverb [ T ] us /brænd/

brand verb [T] (JUDGE)

to consider or refer to someone as being bad or as having done something bad: They branded him as a man without moral convictions.

brand verb [T] (MARK)

to mark the skin of an animal with a particular symbol to show that you own it (Definition of brand from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

brand | Business English

brandnoun [ C ]   MARKETING, COMMERCE uk /brænd/ us Add to word list Add to word list the name of a product produced or sold by a particular company: It was to become the leading brand of specialty coffee in North America. The group is expanding its key brands north of the border. a well-known/popular/top-selling brand The supermarket's own label range has now surpassed a number of top selling brands. a fashion/fast food/car brand domestic/international/global brands premium/luxury/quality brands See also aspirational brand commodity brand consumer brand dealer's brand family brand house brand private brand manufacturer's brand name-brand national brand own-brand signature brand standalone brand store-brand brandverb [ T ]   MARKETING, COMMERCE uk /brænd/ us to give a product a particular name or label in order to sell it: We want these local craftsmen to realize the commercial benefits of branding these products.brand sth as sth Many consumers are more likely to buy products branded as Fairtrade. See also branded branding (Definition of brand from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of brand?

Translations of brand

in Chinese (Traditional) 産品, 商標，牌子, 火焰… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 产品, 商标，牌子, 火焰… See more in Spanish marca, marcar, marca [feminine]… See more in Portuguese marca, marca [feminine], tipo [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian ब्रँड, नाममुद्रा - विशिष्ट कंपनीकडून तयार केलेला उत्पादनाचा प्रकार… See more （商品の）ブランド, 銘柄（めいがら）, ブランド… See more belli bir şirketin ürettiği ürün, marka, bir şeyi… See more marque [feminine], genre [masculine], type [masculine]… See more marca… See more merk, merk-, soort… See more ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நிறுவனத்தால் தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு வகை தயாரிப்பு… See more ब्रैंड, किसी विशिष्ट कंपनी द्वारा निर्मित उत्पाद का एक प्रकार… See more બ્રાન્ડ, ચોક્કસ કંપની દ્વારા ઉત્પાદિત ઉત્પાદનનો એક પ્રકાર… See more mærke, mærkenavn, slags… See more märke, sort, egen [sorts]… See more jenama, jenis, tanda selar… See more die Marke, die Art, das Brandmal… See more merke [neuter], merkevare [masculine], merkenavn [neuter]… See more برانڈ, مارکہ, تجارتی نشان… See more фабрична марка, трейд-марка, сорт… See more марка, разновидность, клеймить… See more కంపెనీ బ్రాండ్… See more مارْكة… See more ব্র্যান্ড, একটি নির্দিষ্ট সংস্থার তৈরি পণ্যের একটি প্রকার… See more obchodní značka, druh, typ… See more merek dagang, ciri khas, cap… See more ยี่ห้อ, ประเภท, ตราประทับด้วยเหล็กร้อนบนวัวควายเพื่อแสดงความเป็นเจ้าของ… See more nhãn mác, kiểu cách, vết dấu sắt nung… See more marka, odmiana, napiętnować… See more 브랜드, 상표… See more marca, marchio, tipo… See more Need a translator?

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• brand name
• brand new
• on-brand
• brand-new
• non-brand
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• English   
  • Noun 
    • brand (PRODUCT)
    • brand of something
    • brand (FLAME)
    • brand (MARK)
  • Verb 
    • brand (GIVE BAD NAME)
    • brand (CREATE BRAND)
    • brand (MARK)
• American   
  • Noun 
    • brand (PRODUCT)
    • brand (MARK)
  • Verb 
    • brand (JUDGE)
    • brand (MARK)
• Business   NounVerb

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