/brænd/

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Meaning

The name a company puts on its products so people know who made them.

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Word origin

From Old English brand, a burning piece of wood; later a mark burned onto goods or cattle to show who owned them.

Origin
Old English
Root
brand
English cognates
burn

Grammar

Gender
Pluralbrands

Examples

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"Brand" asks which company's coffee it is.

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Here "brand" means the company name and everything people think about it.

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"Brand new" is a fixed phrase meaning completely new, never used.

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This word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 4: brand, practically, steel and 7 more words.