(of an animal) not having been branded (with a branding iron)
unbranded in American English
(unˈbrændɪd)
adjective
1.
not branded or marked to show ownership
an unbranded calf
2. Commerce
carrying no brand or trademark of a manufacturer
unbranded canned foods
Word origin
[1635–45; un- + brand + -ed2, -ed3]This word is first recorded in the period 1635–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: abutment, focus, linear, naturalism, recruitun- is a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some actionor state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. (unbend; uncork; unfasten; etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose); -ed is a suffix forming the past participle of weak verbs (he had crossed the river), and of participial adjectives indicating a condition or quality resulting fromthe action of the verb (inflated balloons). Other words that use the affix -ed include: classified, limited, registered, truncated, unattended; -ed is a suffix forming adjectives from nouns. Other words that use the affix -ed include: bearded, monied, tender-hearted
Examples of 'unbranded' in a sentence
unbranded
Beware original brand images being used to sell unbranded products - what you buy may not be what you see.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's such a pleasure to find a shop like this: unpretentious, unbranded, authentic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It has also been applying its brands to products that traditionally have been unbranded.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The ingredients in unbranded pet food are similar to expensive brands but far cheaper.
The Sun (2016)
Opting out, by making defiantly unbranded purchases, is just another social cliché.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Management time previously spent on the unbranded business will be better deployed elsewhere, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Unbranded chemicals and topical bleaching agents can be purchased for even less.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's better quality than many unbranded kits, and cheap too.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Unbranded, bright and beautiful, your planks will be the talk of the piste.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The industry has argued that unbranded cigarette packets will inevitably boost illicit sales.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She dismisses every attempt to define her, and remains defiantly and hilariously unbranded.