branding

noun

brand·​ing ˈbran-diŋ How to pronounce branding (audio)
: the promoting of a product or service by identifying it with a particular brand

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Emotion is the engine behind luxury’s new branding. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025 The team have not adopted Sacramento as part of its official team branding and have asked to be called the Athletics or A’s. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025 The new look also resembles the monochrome branding of Apple TV+, another streamer that is largely associated with mature programming. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025 The first thing fans noticed coming into Steinbrenner Field on Friday was a sign on the outside of the left center-field scoreboard with Tampa Bay Rays branding and a message thanking the New York Yankees. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for branding

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of branding was in 1913

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“Branding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/branding. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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