"branding" meaning in English

See branding in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbrændɪŋ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-branding.wav Forms: brandings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} branding (countable and uncountable, plural brandings)
  1. 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). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-branding-en-noun-en:marking_the_skin_by_burning_into_it Categories (other): Body art Disambiguation of Body art: 26 27 34 12
  2. The promotion of a commercial brand of product or service in order to give it greater public awareness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-branding-en-noun-en:promotion_of_a_brand_of_product_or_service Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Body art Disambiguation of Body art: 26 27 34 12
  3. The trade dress thus presented (trademarks, wordmarks, colorways, liveries, and so on). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-branding-en-noun-en:trade_dress Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Body art Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 65 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 4 68 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 75 19 Disambiguation of Body art: 26 27 34 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antibranding, co-branding, multibranding, self-branding, single-minded branding moment, sonic branding

Verb

IPA: /ˈbrændɪŋ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-branding.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} branding
  1. present participle and gerund of brand Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: brand Related terms: branding iron, branding moment
    Sense id: en-branding-en-verb-xEO4NI~y Categories (other): Body art Disambiguation of Body art: 26 27 34 12

Inflected forms

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