brand

CEFRB1

/ˈbɹænd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A product name or a mark showing ownership.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A branding iron.

Examples

  • I feel like a brand new person.

  • I'm sorry, but that brand of cigarettes is out of stock.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbɹʷænd] ~ [bɹʷand]
  • [ˈbɹʷeə̯nd] ~ [ˈbɹʷɛə̯nd]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.

  2. A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.

  3. A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.

More examples

In context

  • Your idea cannot be brand new. I heard about it from another source last year.

  • I didn’t appreciate his particular brand of flattery.

  • Some brands of breakfast cereal contain a lot of sugar.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).