branding
/ˈbrændɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.77 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living animal or person (usually a livestock animal).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The promotion of a commercial brand of product or service in order to give it greater public awareness.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The trade dress thus presented (trademarks, wordmarks, colorways, liveries, and so on).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Punishment for theft was inflicted, either by fine, imprisonment, or hard labour, or by branding."
- "Tattoos, in particular, are not the radical brandings, the bold violations of flesh and propriety, they once were."
- "Near-synonyms: marketing, promotion"
- "Near-synonym: labeling"
- "They are contractually obligated to remove all of our branding from the merchandise if they sell it to anyone else. That means they have to cut open the packages and then either sell the kitchenware in bulk or repackage it."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbrændɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈbrændɪŋ/