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badge

badge [ baj ]


noun  (plural badg·es)
Definition:
 
1. emblem: a small distinctive piece of fabric, metal, or plastic worn on clothing to show rank or membership

2. identifying feature: a characteristic or identifying mark of a particular brand, quality, or type of person



transitive verb  (past and past participle badged, present participle badg·ing, 3rd person present singular badg·es)
Definition:
 
1. put identifying mark on something: to put a badge or a distinctive identifying mark on something

2. put brand name on something: to market a product under different badges or brand names

[14th century. < Old French bage]
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