English

Noun

label (plural labels)

1. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or to intended to be attached.
2. A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.

Synonyms

• (small ticket): sign, tag, ticket
• (name given to something or someone): category, pigeonhole

Translations

ticket

name categorising someone as part of a group

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• Dutch: etiket
• Finnish: nimiö , etiketti
• German: Etikett , Kennsatz , Kennzeichen , Marke
• Portuguese: etiqueta , marca
• Swedish: etikett c (1,2)

Transitive verb

to label

1. To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
2. To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

Synonyms

• (put a ticket or sign on ): tag
• (give a label to in order to categorise): categorise , compartmentalise , pigeonhole

Translations

put a ticket or sign on

give a label to in order to categorise

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• Portuguese: etiquetar