The difference between Brand and Trademark

When used as nouns, brand means a conflagration, whereas trademark means a word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.

When used as verbs, brand means to burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound, whereas trademark means to register something as a trademark.

Trademark is also adjective with the meaning: distinctive, characteristic, signature.

check bellow for the other definitions of Brand and Trademark

  1. Brand as a noun (obsolete, rare):

    A conflagration; a flame.

  2. Brand as a noun (archaic, or, poetic):

    A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.

    Examples:

    "To burn something to brands and ashes."

  3. Brand as a noun (Scotland, Northern England):

    A torch used for signaling.

  4. Brand as a noun (archaic):

    A sword.

  5. Brand as a noun:

    A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.

  6. Brand as a noun:

    A branding iron.

  7. Brand as a noun:

    The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.

  8. Brand as a noun:

    A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.

    Examples:

    "Some brands of breakfast cereal contain a lot of sugar."

  9. Brand as a noun (by extension):

    Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.

    Examples:

    "I didn't appreciate his particular brand of flattery."

    "New Orleans brand sausage"

  10. Brand as a noun:

    The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group.

  11. Brand as a noun:

    A mark of infamy; stigma.

  12. Brand as a noun:

    Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.

  1. Brand as a verb (transitive):

    To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.

    Examples:

    "When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up."

  2. Brand as a verb (transitive):

    To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.

    Examples:

    "The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime."

  3. Brand as a verb (transitive):

    To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.

    Examples:

    "Her face is branded upon my memory."

  4. Brand as a verb (transitive):

    To stigmatize, label (someone).

    Examples:

    "He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story."

  5. Brand as a verb (transitive, marketing):

    To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.

    Examples:

    "They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box."

  1. Trademark as an adjective (informal):

    distinctive, characteristic, signature

  1. Trademark as a noun:

    A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.

  2. Trademark as a noun:

    Any proprietary business, product or service name.

  3. Trademark as a noun:

    The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.

  1. Trademark as a verb:

    To register something as a trademark.

  2. Trademark as a verb:

    To so label a product.

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