branded

1. 1
   adjective

   Sold with a company's own name or label on it.

   Many shoppers trust branded products more than cheaper unlabeled ones.

   She only buys branded sneakers, even when they cost more.

   Similarproprietary, trademarked

   Oppositegeneric, unbranded

2. 2
   adjective

   Marked with a sign burned or pressed into the skin or surface.

   Like a mark burned into wood that you cannot rub off.

   The branded cattle were easy to spot at the auction.

   Each branded steer carried the ranch's mark on its flank.

   Similarmarked

   Oppositeunmarked, unbranded

3. 3
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of brand. Use it when the marking or labeling already happened.

   The cowboy branded the young calves last week.

   The factory branded each crate before it left the warehouse.

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