English Explanatory Dictionary

brand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
  2. A branding iron.
  3. The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
  4. A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
  5. Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.
  6. The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group.
  7. A mark of infamy; stigma.
  8. Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.
  9. A torch used for signaling.
  10. A flame.
  11. A conflagration.
  12. A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.
verb
  1. To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
  2. To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
  3. To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
  4. To stigmatize, label (someone).
  5. To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
  6. To be very hot, to burn.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A municipality in Bludenz district, Vorarlberg, Austria.
  3. A municipality in Tirschenreuth district, Bavaria, Germany.
  4. A borough of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  5. A hamlet in Beekdaelen municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands.

Pronunciation

/bɹænd/ en-us-brand.ogg /brænd/ [bɹænd]

Word forms

brand brands branding branded

Etymology

From Middle English brand, from Old English brand (“fire; flame; burning; torch; sword”), from Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“flame; flaming; fire-brand; torch; sword”), derived from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (“to burn”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boul; brew”). Cognate with Scots brand, West Frisian brân (“fire”), Dutch brand, German Brand, Danish brand, Swedish brand (“blaze, fire”), Icelandic brandur, French brand (< Germanic). More distantly cognate with Proto-Slavic *gorěti (“to burn”).

Synonyms

trademark logo brand name marque tradename proprietary name repute name good name

Related words

brandish brand new rebrand advertising advertising research copy testing global advertising integrated marketing communications marketing market research picture sort trademark servicemark

Derived words

brandalism brand avatar brand awareness brand book brandcasting brand equity brand from the burning brand goose brandification brand image branding branding moment brand-iron brandiron brandjacking brandless brandlike brandling brand linkage brand loyalty brand management brandmark brand name brand-name brand-new brandophile brand parity brandscape brandscaping brand spankers brand spanking new brandstanding brand stretch brandwagon brandwash brandwidth brand X consumer brand debrand dust-brand freeze brand ghost brand house brand interbrand intrabrand levin brand masterbrand maverick brand megabrand microbrand multibrand name brand nonbrand off brand on brand on-brand own brand personal brand private brand store brand

Translations

Bulgarian: жигосвам Danish: brændemærke Dutch: brandmerken French: flétrir Middle English: branden Norwegian: brennemerke Portuguese: marcar a ferro quente Romanian: însemna (cu fier roșu) Romanian: stigmatiza Russian: клейми́ть Russian: заклейми́ть Turkish: dağlamak Ottoman Turkish: داغلامق Ukrainian: таврува́ти Ukrainian: затавро́вувати Ukrainian: затаврува́ти
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