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  • 91Brand — versicherte Gefahr in der ⇡ Feuerversicherung. B. ist ein Feuer, das ohne einen bestimmungsmäßigen Herd entstanden ist oder ihn verlassen hat und das sich aus eigener Kraft auszubreiten vermag. Ausgeschlossen sind: (1) Sengschäden, die nicht… …

    Lexikon der Economics

  • 92brand — [OE] A brand was originally a ‘piece of burning wood’; the word comes from West and North Germanic *brandaz, a derivative of the same base (*bran , *bren ) as produced burn, brandy, and perhaps broil. In the 16th century it came to be applied to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 93brand — 1. noun 1) a new brand of margarine Syn: make, line, label, marque, trade name, trademark, proprietary name 2) her particular brand of humour Syn: type, kind, sort, variety …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 94brand X — /brænd eks/ noun the anonymous brand used in TV commercials to compare with the named brand being advertised …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 95brand — [OE] A brand was originally a ‘piece of burning wood’; the word comes from West and North Germanic *brandaz, a derivative of the same base (*bran , *bren ) as produced burn, brandy, and perhaps broil. In the 16th century it came to be applied to… …

    Word origins

  • 96brand — n. & v. n. 1 a a particular make of goods. b an identifying trade mark, label, etc. 2 (usu. foll. by of) a special or characteristic kind (brand of humour). 3 an identifying mark burned on livestock or (formerly) prisoners etc. with a hot iron. 4 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 97brand·ed — /ˈbrændəd/ adj, always used before a noun : having a well known brand name She only buys branded [=brand name] products …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 98brand — (bran) s. m. Dans l armement du moyen âge, grosse épée qu on maniait à deux mains. HISTORIQUE    XIe s. •   Sanglant en ert li branz entresqu à l or, Ch. de Rol. LXXXI.    XIIe s. •   Et par maistrie fu ses ver brans fonduz, Roncisv. p. 54.… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 99brand — Synonyms and related words: acid, actual cautery, aroma, ash, ashes, aspersion, attaint, attribute, badge, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, bedaub, bend sinister, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bespatter, bestain, billhead, birthmark, black eye …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 100brand — adv Very. He has a brand new car. 1570s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang