label
/'leibl/
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Definition
Noun:
- An identifying or descriptive marker attached to an object: A piece of paper, cloth, metal, or other material attached to an item to give information about it, such as its contents, owner, destination, or instructions.
- A descriptive name or category applied to a person, group, or thing: A word or phrase used to classify or characterize someone or something.
- A company that produces and sells recorded music: A brand or trademark under which music is marketed.
- A radioactive isotope used to trace a chemical process: An atom with a distinctive property used to track the path of a chemical compound in a reaction or system.
Verb:
- To attach a label to something: To fasten a tag or marker providing information.
- To assign a descriptive word or category to someone or something: To describe or classify with a particular term, often in a way that is seen as simplistic or limiting.
- To use a distinctive atom to trace a chemical compound: To introduce a radioactive or isotopically unusual atom into a molecule for tracking purposes.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Please read the washing instructions on the label before cleaning the sweater.
- He was given the label of a troublemaker, which was unfair.
- She signed a contract with a major record label.
- Scientists used a radioactive label to follow the metabolism of the drug.
Verb:
- Could you label all the boxes in the attic so we know what's inside?
- The media often labels complex political movements with simplistic terms.
- The compound was labeled with carbon-14 for the experiment.
Advanced Usage
"To label someone/something as...": To categorize or describe someone/something in a specific, often definitive, way.
- Historians are reluctant to label the era simply as a period of decline.
"Private label" (Noun): A product manufactured by one company but sold under the brand name of another retailer.
- This supermarket's private label coffee is surprisingly good.
Variants and Related Words
Labeled/Labelled (Adj): Having a label attached; (in science) containing a distinctive tracer atom.
- All chemicals must be properly labeled.
- The labeled protein was easily detected.
Labeling/Labelling (Noun): The action or process of attaching labels or assigning categories.
- The labeling of food products is regulated by law.
Mislabel (Verb): To label incorrectly.
- The company had to recall products that were mislabeled.
Synonyms
- Noun: Tag, sticker, ticket, brand, designation, epithet, category.
- Verb: Tag, mark, identify, classify, categorize, brand, call.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
- Label with: To attach a label containing specific information.
- Each sample was labeled with a unique code.
Related Idioms
"To acquire a label": To be given a particular reputation or classification.
- Early in his career, he acquired the label of a visionary.
"Under the label of": Using a particular name or description as a guise or category.
- Policies enacted under the label of "security" can sometimes restrict freedoms.
Noun
- an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
- a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
- trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
- the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent
- a brief description given for purposes of identification
- the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture
Verb
- distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
- distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
- pronounce judgment on
- They labeled him unfit to work here
- attach a tag or label to
- label these bottles
- assign a label to; designate with a label
- These students were labelled `learning disabled'