Label meaning

What does “label” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“label” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a brief description given for purposes of identification.

label

a brief description given for purposes of identification
“the label modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture”
trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
“the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent”
Synonymsrecording label
a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

assign a label to; designate with a label
“These students were labelled `learning disabled'”
attach a tag or label to
“label these bottles”
Synonymstag mark
pronounce judgment on
“They labeled him unfit to work here”
Synonymspronounce judge
distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University