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- [brand]
- /brænd/
- /brænd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brand]
- /brænd/
Definitions of brand word
- verb brand If someone is branded as something bad, people think they are that thing. 4
- countable noun brand A brand of a product is the version of it that is made by one particular manufacturer. 3
- countable noun brand A brand of something such as a way of thinking or behaving is a particular kind of it. 3
- verb brand When you brand an animal, you put a permanent mark on its skin in order to show who it belongs to, usually by burning a mark onto its skin. 3
- verb brand Brand is also a noun. 3
- countable noun brand A brand is a permanent mark on the skin of an animal, which shows who it belongs to. 3
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Origin of brand
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English, Old English: burning, a burning piece of wood, torch, sword; cognate with Dutch brand, German Brand, Old Norse brandr; akin to burn1
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Parts of speech for Brand
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brand popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brand usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brand
verb brand
- stigmatize — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- taint — the area between the testicles or vulva and the anus; the perineum.
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
Antonyms for brand
noun brand
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
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