label

CEFRB1

/ˈleɪ.bəl/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of paper or material giving information about something.

  2. 02

    verb

    To attach a label or describe someone or something with a word.

Examples

  • He filed a lawsuit against his record label.

  • The label is attached to the trunk.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈlæɪ.bɫ̩]
  • [ˈleɪ.bɫ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A company that sells records.

  2. A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.

  3. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.

More examples

In context

  • Attach this label to your package.

  • Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two.

  • The label says this silk scarf should not be washed in the washing machine.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Before the garage sale, she attached a price blank to every item.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English label (“narrow band, strip of cloth”), from Old French label, lambel (Modern French lambeau), from Frankish *lappā (“torn piece of cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *lappǭ, *lappô (“cloth stuff, rag, scraps, flap, dewlap, lobe, rabbit ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“blade”). Cognate with Old High German lappa (“rag, piece of cloth”), Old English læppa (“skirt, flap of a garment”). More at lap.