label
/ˈleɪbəl/ noun [C]Definition
INFORMATION › a small piece of paper or other material which gives information about the thing it is fixed to: There should be washing instructions on the label.
WORD › a word or phrase that is used to describe the qualities of someone or something, usually in a way that is not fair: He seems to be stuck with the label of 'troublemaker'.
MUSIC (also record label) › a company that records and sells music: They've just signed a deal with a major record label.
(Definition of label noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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