brand

[ brand ]

/ brænd /

noun

kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like: the best brand of coffee.

a mark made by burning or otherwise, to indicate kind, grade, make, ownership, etc.

a mark formerly put upon criminals with a hot iron.

any mark of disgrace; stigma.

a kind or variety of something distinguished by some distinctive characteristic: The movie was filled with slapstick—a brand of humor he did not find funny.

a burning or partly burned piece of wood.

Archaic. a sword.

verb (used with object)

to label or mark with or as if with a brand.

to mark with disgrace or infamy; stigmatize.

to impress indelibly: The plane crash was branded on her mind.

to give a brand name to: branded merchandise.

to promote as a brand name.

Origin of brand

before 950; Middle English, Old English: burning, a burning piece of wood, torch, sword; cognate with Dutch brand, German Brand, Old Norse brandr; akin to burn¹

SYNONYMS FOR brand

4 stain, spot, blot, taint.

OTHER WORDS FROM brand

brand·er, noun brand·less, adjective non·brand, adjective re·brand, verb (used with object)

Words nearby brand

branchiostegal, branchiostegous, branchlet, branchus, brancusi, brand, brand awareness, brand contamination, brand extension, brand image, brand leader

Example sentences from the Web for rebrand

Unless that changes, there is no reason for Snyder to rebrand his team or change the logo or colors.

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This is the latest in a long series of efforts to reboot, reinvigorate, and rebrand the company.

Microsoft Memo Seeks to Reboot and Rebrand Company |William O’Connor |July 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It would do nothing about climate change and would embrace but soft-pedal and rebrand social conservatism.

Inter-Galactic Reform Conservatism |Michael Tomasky |May 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But this year, tempered by loss and a desire to rebrand, the crazy quotient was diminished if far from extinguished.

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“I think there is a not a plan to rebrand all the local broadcasts,” he says.

It’s Not a Storm Until the Weather Channel Names It |David Freedlander |March 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for rebrand (1 of 3)

rebrand

/ (riːˈbrænd) /

verb

(tr) to change or update the image of (an organization or product)

British Dictionary definitions for rebrand (2 of 3)

Brand

/ (brænd) /

noun

Russell, born 1975, English comedian and television presenter

British Dictionary definitions for rebrand (3 of 3)

brand

/ (brænd) /

noun

a particular product or a characteristic that serves to identify a particular product

a trade name or trademark

a particular kind or variety he had his own brand of humour

an identifying mark made, usually by burning, on the skin of animals or (formerly) slaves or criminals, esp as a proof of ownership

an iron heated and used for branding animals, etc

a mark of disgrace or infamy; stigma he bore the brand of a coward

a burning or burnt piece of wood, as in a fire

archaic, or poetic

a flaming torch
a sword

a fungal disease of garden plants characterized by brown spots on the leaves, caused by the rust fungus Puccinia arenariae

verb (tr)

to label, burn, or mark with or as with a brand

to place indelibly in the memory the scene of slaughter was branded in their minds

to denounce; stigmatize they branded him a traitor

to give a product a distinctive identity by means of characteristic design, packaging, etc

Derived forms of brand

branding, noun brander, noun

Word Origin for brand

Old English brand-, related to Old Norse brandr, Old High German brant; see burn 1

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OTHER WORDS FROM brand

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