a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that gives information about it
Always read the label carefully.
price/address labels
on a label The washing instructions are on the label.
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’.
the name or trademark of a fashion company
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).
a company that produces and sells music, CDs, etc.
the Virgin record label
It's his first release for a major label.
to fix a label on something or write information on something
label something Make sure that your luggage is clearly labelled.
label something with something We carefully labelled each item with the contents and the date.
label something + adj. The file was labelled ‘Private’.
to describe somebody/something in a particular way, especially unfairly
label somebody/something (as) something He was labelled (as) a traitor by his former colleagues.
label somebody/something + adj. It is unfair to label a small baby naughty.
