label
noun [ C ]
COMMERCE, MARKETING uk/ˈleɪbəl/ usa piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object that it is fixed to:
address/price/warning label Canada put graphic warning labels on cigarette packs back in June 2001.
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.
a company that produces goods for sale, using a particular name:
designer/fashion label She also has plans to launch a range of cosmetics if her fashion label takes off.
a name of a record company:
an independent/record/major label
a name of a company that makes wine:
Among its other big deals this year was the purchase of two champagne labels.
a name or symbol that is used by a company to sell its products, or the products themselves:
Contaminated wheat gluten made its way into pet food sold under nearly 100 labels across North America.
See also
brand label
designer label
own-label
private-label
store label
label
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈleɪbəl/ usUK -ll- | US -l- COMMERCE, MARKETING
to fasten a label to something, or write information on something:
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.
Processed foods must be clearly labeled to indicate fat, sugar, and salt content for shoppers.
to describe someone or something using a particular word or phrase, often unfairly:
She doesn't like being labelled as a "woman director", saying she's just a director who happens to be a woman.