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unbranded

unbranded

1 5.1
Has no company name or logo on it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbrændɪd/
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  • CEO Howard Schultz says the unbranded stores are a "laboratory for Starbucks."

Can I please have regular water with orange unbranded liquid please?

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Examples

  • In the market, there are several unbranded foods that taste just as good as the famous brands.

  • My Samsung Omnia 7 is still on 7740 with the old firmware, probably because it's unbranded.

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  • On the update process in general: I'm on an unbranded phone.

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  • All the rest were just plain unpainted, unbranded brown boxes on the store shelves.

  • The store offers many unbranded products that are often cheaper than their branded counterparts.

  • He chose to use an unbranded laptop that had all the features he needed at a lower price.

Synonyms

unmarked
vsunbranded
43 4.3

Having no mark or label to show who it belongs to

lacks only brand names, logos, or ownership marks specifically
unlabeled
vsunbranded
  • US
1 4.4

Not having a label or tag

means no brand or logo is present rather than no label
untagged
vsunbranded
1 4.2

Without a label or identifying mark attached

refers specifically to absence of brand signs or ownership labels

Antonyms

3.7

Marked with a name or symbol that shows the company that made it

How Branded

branded
3.7
unbranded
1 5.1
generic
3 4.6

Surface Forms

unbranded positive

Morphology

unbranded = branded (transparent) = un + brand + ed

Straightforward negation of 'branded' using the productive prefix 'un-', producing the adjective meaning 'not marked with a brand'.

Etymology

Unbranded is made from un- meaning 'not' and brand, which used to mean a mark burned on animals or goods with a hot iron to show who owned them. So unbranded means 'not marked with a brand name, logo, or ownership mark'.