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⭐ A key feature 🔏 An official mark 🔏 To certify quality
to hallmark

to hallmark

6.8
To put an official mark on metal to show where it was made and how pure it is
  • verb
  • /ˈhɔlˌmɑrk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : punzonar
  • A variety of critics excoriate the imaginary in both cases as irresponsible or unfeasible; others hallmark the potential achievements of such "adventurous" goals as unethical or even inhuman.

Examples

  • The jeweler will hallmark the silver bracelet to certify its purity before selling it.

  • Before a precious item can be sold, it must be hallmarked to guarantee its authenticity.

  • Each piece of jewelry is hallmarked to ensure buyers know they are purchasing high-quality materials.

Compounds

hallmark of
35 4.7

A typical feature that shows what someone or something is like

Hallmark holiday
1 6.9

A holiday companies promote mainly to sell cards and gifts

How Official

to hallmark
  • Specialized
6.8
to countermark
  • Specialized
9.1
to stamp
40 2.2
to mark
203 1.4

Surface Forms

hallmark infinitive
hallmarked past
hallmarked past participle
hallmarking present participle
hallmarks third person singular

Etymology

Hallmark used as a verb comes from that same stamp: craftsmen would put a hall ('a building') mark ('a sign') on metal at Goldsmiths' Hall to prove its quality. So to hallmark something is to officially mark it to show it is genuine.