badge
/bæd͡ʒ/
badge noun: a distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
Noun
badge (plural badges)
- A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
- the badge of a society; the badge of a policeman
- Tax-gatherers, […]recognized by their official badges.1843, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Conquest of Mexico, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper and Brothers, […], →OCLC
- A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.
- A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area.
- Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
- Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge.1588-93, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, act I, scene 2
- A brand on the hand of a thief, etc.
- He has got his badge, and piked.
- A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.
- A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings.
- A small overlay on an icon that shows additional information about that item, such as the number of new alerts or messages.
- An icon or emblem awarded to a user for some achievement.
- When you have checked in to the site from ten different cities, you unlock the Traveller badge.
- A police officer.
- That's why every badge back home wanted to nail him.1995, Martin Scorsese, Casino, spoken by actor (Robert De Niro)
Verb
badge (third-person singular simple present badges, present participle badging, simple past and past participle badged)
- To mark or distinguish with a badge.
- The television was badged as ‘GE’, but wasn’t made by them.
- To show a badge to.
- He calmed down a lot when the policeman badged him.
- To enter a restricted area by showing one’s badge.
- Worden and James walk […] to the […] Courthouse […], where they badge their way past sheriff’s deputies and take the elevator to the third floor.1981, David Simon, Homicide, →ISBN, page 118
- And Patterson didn’t hear that Jack Egger, the studio’s director of security, said he’d seen John Orr badge his way through the pedestrian gate sometime before 4:00 pm, when the fire was still raging, […]2003, Joseph Wambaugh, Fire Lover, page 146
badge meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
badge in Hindi
- distinctive mark
- बैज baij
badge in Tamil
- முத்திரை, அணியும் பட்டை, அடையாள வில்லை
badge in Marathi
- बॅज
badge in Urdu
- distinctive mark
- عَلامَت 'alāmat, بَیج baij, نِشان niśān
More languagesFewer languages
- badge in Bengali
- ব্যাজ, তকমা, পরিচয়চিহ্ন, চাপরাস
- badge in Telugu
- బ్యాడ్జ్, బ్యాడ్జి
- badge in Malayalam
- പട്ട paṭṭa
- badge in Kannada
- ಗುರುತು, ಲಾಂಛನ, ಚಿಹ್ನೆ, ಗುರುತಿನ ಬಿಲ್ಲೆ
- badge in Punjabi
- ਬੈਜ, ਬੈੱਜ
- badge in Odia
- ବ୍ଯ଼ାଜ, ବ୍ଯ଼ାଜ୍, ବ୍ଯ଼ାଡ୍ଜ୍
- badge in Nepali
- बैज
- badge in Tagalog
- tsapa
- badge in Arabic
- شَارَة šāra
- badge in Malay
- lencana
- badge in Thai
- แหนบ nɛ̀ɛp, สัญลักษณ์ sǎn-yá-lák
- badge in Vietnamese
- huy hiệu
- badge in Myanmar
- ရင်ထိုးတံဆိပ် ranghtui:tamhcip
Examples of badge in a sentence
- Apparently they didn’t try and badge their way through.2004, Sergei Hoteko, On The Fringe Of History, page 135:
- Aaron badged into the data center and escorted Geoff inside the large room with its many blinking green lights.2006, David Pollino, Bill Pennington, Tony Bradley, Himanshu Dwivedi, Hacker’s challenge 3, page 338:
Synonyms of badge
Forms of badge
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | badges |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | badges |
| present participle | badging |
| past participle | badged |
| past | badged |
Origin of badge
From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Medieval Latin baga (“ring”), from Old Saxon bāg, bōg (“ring, ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring, bracelet, armband”); or possibly the Anglo-Norman word is derived from an earlier, unattested English word (compare Old English bēag (“ring, bracelet, collar, crown”). Cognate with Scots bagie, badgie, bawgy (“badge”).
Words formed from badge
- badge bunny
- badge-cove
- badge drinking
- badgeless
- badgelike
- badgemaking
- badgeman
- badge of honor
- badge of honour
- badge of merit
- badge of shame
- badger
- badgework
- blue badge
- cap badge
- case badge
- debadge
- film badge
- film badge holder
- Jewish badge
- juice badge
- merit badge
- merit badge college
- merit badge university
- neck badge
- pilgrim badge
- proficiency badge
- quarter badge
- rank badge
- rebadge
- rusty sheriff's badge
- wear as a badge of honor
- wear something as a badge of honor
- yellow badge
- badge in
- badge out
- badge up
Phrases with badge
Words that rhyme with badge
Questions about badge
- What does badge mean?
- Badge means a distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
- What is badge in Hindi?
- Badge in Hindi is बैज (baij). See Badge meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use badge in a sentence?
- Apparently they didn’t try and badge their way through.
- What part of speech is badge?
- Badge can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce badge?
- Badge is pronounced /bæd͡ʒ/.
- What is the plural of badge?
- The plural of badge is badges.
Words near badge in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: badge (page history and authors); badge (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); badge (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badge (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); badge (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); പട്ട (Malayalam) (page history and authors); badge (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); badge (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badge (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badge (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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