Brand (noun)

1. A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.
2. A particular identity or image that a company or product seeks to create.
3. A mark made by burning a substance on an object or person.

Origin:

Old english brand, brond; akin to old high german brant brand, old norse brandr sword, latin fractus broken, greek thrazein to break.

Examples:

1. He drinks only the most expensive brands of whiskey.
2. The company has spent a lot of money on creating a strong brand image.
3. The brand on the cow's hide showed that it belonged to a particular rancher.
4. The brand is well known for its quality products.
5. The new brand of car is gaining popularity.