branding
/ˈbrændɪŋ/
branding 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). Also the present participle and gerund of brand.
Noun
branding (countable and uncountable, plural brandings)
- 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).
- Punishment for theft was inflicted, either by fine, imprisonment, or hard labour, or by branding.1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 115
- Tattoos, in particular, are not the radical brandings, the bold violations of flesh and propriety, they once were.2008 May 18, Mitch Keller, “Ink-Stained and Loving It”, in New York Times
- The promotion of a commercial brand of product or service in order to give it greater public awareness.
- Near-synonyms: marketing, promotion
- The trade dress thus presented (trademarks, wordmarks, colorways, liveries, and so on).
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- labeling
Also used as
branding is also the present participle and gerund of brand.
branding meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
branding in Hindi
- ब्रांडिंग, ब्रांडिंग करना, ब्रांडिंग करें
branding in Marathi
- ब्रँडिंग, ब्रॅंडिंग, ब्रांडिंग
branding in Urdu
- برانڈنگ
branding in Bengali
- ব্র্যান্ডিং, ব্র্যাণ্ডিং, ব্র্যান্ডিং করা
More languagesFewer languages
- branding in Telugu
- బ్రాండింగ్, బ్రాండింగు
- branding in Malayalam
- ബ്രാൻഡിംഗ്, ബ്രാൻഡിങ്
- branding in Kannada
- ಬ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್, ಬ್ರಾಂಡಿಂಗ್, ಬ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಮಾಡುವಿಕೆ
- branding in Punjabi
- ਬ੍ਰਾਂਡਿੰਗ, ਬਰੈਂਡਿੰਗ, ਬਰਾਂਡਿੰਗ
- branding in Gujarati
- બ્રાન્ડિંગ, બ્રાંડિંગ, બ્રાન્ડીંગ
- branding in Nepali
- ब्रान्डिङ, ब्रान्डिङ्ग, ब्रान्डिंग
Examples of branding in a sentence
- The podcast's intro and outro music, jingles, and sound effects are all part of its sonic branding.
- Branding remains constant and TfL's roundel stays the dominant logo on trains and at stations.
- If nicknames and partisan battles are inevitable, better to control branding out of the gate.
Synonyms of branding
Forms of branding
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Words formed from branding
Phrases with branding
Questions about branding
- What does branding mean?
- Branding means 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).
- What is branding in Hindi?
- Branding in Hindi is ब्रांडिंग, ब्रांडिंग करना, ब्रांडिंग करें. See Branding meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is branding?
- Branding is a noun.
- How do you pronounce branding?
- Branding is pronounced /ˈbrændɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of branding?
- The plural of branding is brandings.
Words near branding in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: branding (page history and authors); branding (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); branding (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); branding (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); branding (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); branding (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); branding (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); branding (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); branding (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); branding (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); branding (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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