branding

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English

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Noun

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, 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:
      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

Verb

branding

  1. present participle and gerund of brand

See also

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch branding.

Pronunciation

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Noun

branding (uncountable)

  1. breakers, surf

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

branding f (plural brandingen, diminutive brandinkje n)

  1. breakers (foaming waves), surf

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English branding.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾandin/
  • Rhymes: -andin
  • Syllabification: bran‧ding

Noun

branding m (plural brandings)

  1. (marketing) branding
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