branding

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English

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Noun

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branding (countable and uncountable, plural brandings)

  1. The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person or animal.
    • 1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization[1], page 115:
      Punishment for theft was inflicted, either by fine, imprisonment, or hard labour, or by branding.
    • 2008 May 18, Mitch Keller, “Ink-Stained and Loving It”, in New York Times[2]:
      Tattoos, in particular, are not the radical brandings, the bold violations of flesh and propriety, they once were.
  2. The promotion of a commercial brand of product in order to give it greater public awareness.

Derived terms

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Verb

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branding

  1. present participle and gerund of brand

See also

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch branding.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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branding (uncountable)

  1. breakers, surf

Dutch

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Etymology

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From branden (burn) +‎ -ing, compare aestus, which means both fire and tide.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɑn.dɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: bran‧ding

Noun

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branding f (plural brandingen, diminutive brandinkje n)

  1. breakers (foaming waves), surf

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: branding
  • German: Brandung
  • Sranan Tongo: plana, prana

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English branding.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾandin/ [ˈbɾãn̪.d̪ĩn]
  • Rhymes: -andin
  • Syllabification: bran‧ding

Noun

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branding m (plural brandings)

  1. (marketing) branding