Label ˈleɪbl Extra Examples Major Noun Read Carefully

• always read the label carefully.
• price/address labels
• the washing instructions are on the label.
• i hated the label ‘housewife’.

label

1. a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that gives information about it
• SYNONYM tag
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• Always read the label carefully.
• price/address labels
• The washing instructions are on the label.

Extra Examples

• The label on the bottle listed the ingredients.
• It doesn't have a price label on it.
• She stuck labels on all the jars.
• The care label says ‘dry-clean only’.
• What does it say on the label?
• This program produces address labels from your database.
2. a word or phrase that is used to describe somebody/something in a way that seems too general, unfair or not correct
• I hated the label ‘housewife’.

Extra Examples

• One sometimes feels that the label ‘classic’ is applied to any book that is dull.
• Why do we need to attach a label to these feelings?
• He was cruelly given the label ‘Mr Zero’ by the Press.
3. the name or trademark of a fashion company
• SEE ALSO white label
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/white-label
• today's major fashion labels
• She plans to launch her own designer clothes label.
• He's really fashion-conscious and will only wear labels (= clothes with a designer label).
4. a company that produces and sells music, CDs, etc.
• the Virgin record label
• It's his first release for a major label.

Extra Examples

• The band is hoping to sign with a major label.
• The record was produced under the Virgin label.

Word Origin

• Middle English (denoting a narrow strip): from Old French, ‘ribbon’.