badge

CEFRC1

/bæd͡ʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small piece of metal or cloth showing membership or rank.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area.

Examples

  • Each boy student has a school badge on his cap.

  • I want your name and badge number.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.

  2. A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.

  3. Something characteristic; a mark; a token.

More examples

In context

  • She wore a badge saying ‘Vote for Coates’.

  • He has got his badge, and piked.

  • When you have checked in to the site from ten different cities, you unlock the Traveller badge.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Medieval Latin baga (“ring”), from Old Saxon bāg, bōg (“ring, ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring, bracelet, armband”); or possibly the Anglo-Norman word is derived from an earlier, unattested English word (compare Old English bēag (“ring, bracelet, collar, crown”). Cognate with Scots bagie, badgie, bawgy (“badge”).