brand

Significado

Verb

1. To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
2. To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
3. To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
4. To stigmatize, label (someone).
5. To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
6. To be very hot, to burn.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A conflagration; a flame.
2. A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.
3. A torch used for signaling.
4. A sword.
5. A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
6. A branding iron.
7. The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
8. A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
9. Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.
10. The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group.
11. A mark of infamy; stigma.
12. Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/bɹænd/

Etimologia

From Middle English brand, from Old English brand (“fire; flame; burning; torch; sword”), from Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“flame; flaming; fire-brand; torch; sword”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenu- (“to bubble forth; brew; spew forth; burn”). Cognate with Scots brand, West Frisian brân (“fire”), Dutch brand, German Brand, Swedish brand (“blaze, fire”), Icelandic brandur, French brand (< Germanic). More distantly cognate with Proto-Slavic *gorěti (“to burn”).

Frases

It is currently managed by Rogers Communications Incorporated under their Rogers Media brand .

Atualmente, é gerenciado pela Rogers Communications Incorporated sob sua marca de mídia Rogers.