brand — a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name
Pronunciation (IPA): /brænd/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother thinks all smartphones are the same brand called 'Phone'.
- This brand new car already has a scratch on it.
- He was branded as the office coffee thief after being caught red-handed.
brand
NOUN[/brænd/]
a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name
a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name
Brand burned on cow - company names branded like cattle!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English and Old Norse 'brandr' meaning 'torch' or 'burning,' referring to the practice of burning a mark onto livestock to identify ownership. The sense evolved to mean any distinctive mark or identifying characteristic, later applied to commercial products.
Breakdown
brand (Old English/Old Norse 'brandr' meaning torch or burning mark) - a single morpheme with no productive internal breakdown in modern English
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📝Examples
“My grandmother thinks all smartphones are the same brand called 'Phone'.”
“This brand new car already has a scratch on it.”
“He was branded as the office coffee thief after being caught red-handed.”
“Which brand of toothpaste do you recommend?”
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