Definitions for brandbrænd

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

brandbrænd(n.)

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.
Category: Agriculture
Ref: branding iron .
a distinctive kind or variety:
an unfunny brand of humor.
a burning or partly burned piece of wood.
Archaic. a sword.
(v.t.)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.
Category: Business
to promote as a brand name.
Category: Business

Origin of brand:

bef. 950; ME, OE: burning, a burning piece of wood, torch, sword; c. OFris, MD brand, OHG brant, ON brandr; akin to burn1

brand′less(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

trade name, brand name, brand, marque(noun)
a name given to a product or service
brand, make(noun)
a recognizable kind
"there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
brand(noun)
identification mark on skin, made by burning
brand, firebrand(noun)
a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
mark, stigma, brand, stain(noun)
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
"And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
sword, blade, brand, steel(verb)
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
brand(verb)
burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark(verb)
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"
brand, trademark, brandmark(verb)
mark with a brand or trademark
"when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"
post, brand(verb)
mark or expose as infamous
"She was branded a loose woman"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

brand(noun)ˈænd
a particular product or set of products made by a company
a new brand of cell phone; the leading brand of motor oil
brandˈænd
***a company's identity and the symbols that represent it
***to develop a brand
brandˈænd
a type or way of doing sth
He has his own brand of logic.

Wiktionary

brand(Noun)
A piece of wood red-hot, or still burning, from the fire.
brand(Noun)
A sword.
brand(Noun)
A mark of ownership made by burning, e.g. on cattle.
brand(Noun)
A branding iron.
brand(Noun)
A name, symbol, logo, or other item used to distinguish a product, service, or it provider.
brand(Noun)
A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
Some brands of breakfast cereal have more sugar than is really healthy.
brand(Noun)
Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style, manner.
brand(Noun)
The reputation among some population of an organization, of the products sold under a particular brand name, or of a person.
The company still has to do more to build the brand.
brand(Verb)
To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up.
brand(Verb)
To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime.
brand(Verb)
To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
Her face is branded upon my memory.
brand(Verb)
To stigmatize, label (someone).
He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story.
brand(Verb)
To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box.
brand(Adjective)
Associated with a particular product, service, or company.

Origin: brand, from brandaz. Cognate with Dutch brand, German Brand.

Webster Dictionary

Brand(verb)
a burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct
Brand(verb)
a sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness
Brand(verb)
a mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; -- also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour
Brand(verb)
a mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma
Brand(verb)
an instrument to brand with; a branding iron
Brand(verb)
any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniaei
Brand(verb)
to burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict)
Brand(verb)
to put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc
Brand(verb)
fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon
Brand(verb)
to mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron