26984 words

labeling

16 definitions • 26 examples
1
a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object it is attached to:

Examples:

Remember to put some address labels on the suitcases.
Washing instructions should be on the label.
2
a word or a phrase that is used to describe the characteristics or qualities of people, activities, or things, often in a way that is unfair:

Examples:

He seems to be stuck with the label of "troublemaker".
3
a company that produces goods for sale, the goods themselves, or the company's name or symbol:

Examples:

Her favourite designer label (= maker of expensive clothes) is Armani.
Their own-label vegetarian products have been a huge success.
The group have just signed (= arranged to record) with a new record label.
4
to fasten a label to:

Examples:

[ + adj ] The parcel was clearly labelled "Fragile".
If you spend any time in prison, you're labelled as a criminal for the rest of your life.
5
a piece of paper or other material that gives information about the object it is attached to:

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6
A label can also mean the name or symbol of a company that produces goods for sale:

Examples:

Everything we produce goes out under our own label.
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A label can also be a name or a phrase used to describe the characteristics or qualities of people, activities, or things:

Examples:

It’s hard to say whether to apply the label “jazz” or “rock” to her music.
8
to attach a piece of paper or other material that has information about an object to that object:

Examples:

She labeled all the packages and sent them out the same afternoon.
9
To label something or someone is also to name that thing’s or person’s character:

Examples:

He didn’t want to be labeled a complainer, so he didn’t raise any objection to the extra work.
10
a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object that it is fixed to:

Examples:

Food packages that did not carry a label certifying them as safe were being blocked from export.
Launder or dry-clean, according to the care label.
Check the sodium levels on the food label.
11
a company that produces goods for sale, using a particular name:

Examples:

designer/fashion label She also has plans to launch a range of cosmetics if her fashion label takes off.
12
a name of a record company:

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13
a name of a company that makes wine:

Examples:

Among its other big deals this year was the purchase of two champagne labels.
14
a name or symbol that is used by a company to sell its products, or the products themselves:

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15
to fasten a label to something, or write information on something:

Examples:

All food products are labelled with their price and country of origin.
be labelled as sth Only clothes with a UPF of 15 to 50-plus may be labeled as sun-protective.
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to describe someone or something using a particular word or phrase, often unfairly:

Examples:

She doesn't like being labelled as a "woman director", saying she's just a director who happens to be a woman.

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