brand meaning and definition

BRAND noun

Definition of brand (noun)

1. a name given to a product or service
   • synonyms: brand name, marque, trade name
2. a recognizable kind
   • "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
   • synonyms: make
3. identification mark on skin, made by burning
4. a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
   • synonyms: firebrand
5. a symbol of disgrace or infamy
   • "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
   • synonyms: mark, stain, stigma
6. a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
   • synonyms: blade, steel, sword

BRAND verb

Definition of brand (verb)

1. burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
2. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
   • "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
   • synonyms: denounce, mark, stigmatise, stigmatize
3. mark with a brand or trademark
   • "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"
   • synonyms: brandmark, trademark
4. mark or expose as infamous
   • "She was branded a loose woman"
   • synonyms: post