brand

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /brand/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /brænd/, IPA ^(key): br{nd/

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Noun

Singular brand

Plural brands

1. A brand is a red-hot piece of wood in a fire.

   Don't touch that brand!

2. A brand can be a symbol that means you own something.

   What cereal brand do you like?

3. A brand is a specific type of something.

Related words

• brand name

Verb

Plain form brand

Third-person singular brands

Past tense branded

Past participle branded

Present participle branding

This man branded his arm with a star

1. If you brand someone, you make a mark or a symbol on them by burning them.

   Go out and brand all of our cows.

2. To brand is to label (often someone).

Synonyms

• label
• mark

Related words

• brand new