Brand
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Brand
Noun
- A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
- A branding iron.
- The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
- A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
"Some brands of breakfast cereal contain a lot of sugar."
- Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.
"I didn’t appreciate his particular brand of flattery."
Verb
- To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
"When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up."
- To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
"The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime."
- To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
"Her face is branded upon my memory."
- To stigmatize, label (someone).
"He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story."
- To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
"They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box."