noun
plural brands
[count] a category of products that are all made by a particular company and all have a particular name
Brand loyalty is the tendency of a person to continue to buy a particular brand of something.
a particular kind or type of something
a mark that is burned into the skin of an animal (such as a cow) to show who owns the animal
verb
brands; branded; branding
[+ obj] to put a mark on the skin of (an animal) to show who owns it
to describe or identify (someone or something) with a word that expresses strong criticism
usually used as (be) branded