BRAND
What does "BRAND" mean?
A name, logo, or identity that distinguishes one maker's goods from another's.
Meanings
- A type of product made by a particular company under a recognizable name. She only buys one brand of coffee.
- A mark burned onto livestock or goods to show ownership. Every steer on the ranch carries the same brand on its flank.
- To mark with a hot iron, or to label someone with a lasting characterization. The press branded him a traitor for the rest of his life.
- A piece of burning or charred wood. He pulled a glowing brand from the fire to light the torch. archaic
Did you know?
- The word 'brand' started as the burning stick used to scorch ownership marks into cattle hide - the marketing meaning literally comes from fire.
Word origin
From Old English 'brand' meaning a burning piece of wood or a sword blade; the meaning shifted through the burned ownership mark on cattle to the modern commercial sense.
Remember it
A BRAND begins with a burning bRANDed mark - the fire that named your cattle now names your sneakers.
A little poem
Once it was iron, glowing, pressed to hide-
now it's a swoosh, a sound, a name you trust;
the fire moved from the flank into the mind.
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Wordplay
- The cattle rancher started a clothing line because he already knew everything about building a brand.
What it teaches
Every brand is a promise you keep when no one is watching; break it once and the iron cools.
Quick facts
What does BRAND mean?
A name, logo, or identity that distinguishes one maker's goods from another's.
Is BRAND a valid word?
Yes — BRAND is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BRAND?
BRAND has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BRAND come from?
From Old English 'brand' meaning a burning piece of wood or a sword blade; the meaning shifted through the burned ownership mark on cattle to the modern commercial sense.
What can BRAND teach us?
Every brand is a promise you keep when no one is watching; break it once and the iron cools.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.