label

/ˈleɪbəl/

nounverbla · bel

Think: “LAY a BELl on it” — when you LAY (leɪ) information on something, you add a la-BEL.

Yes, it's label. Remember the long A sound: la = “lay,” and the ending is -bel (not -ble).

Definitions

  1. nounA piece of paper, tag, or sticker that gives information about something.
  2. nounA name or category used to describe a person or thing.
  3. verbTo attach a label to something or to write information on it.
  4. verbTo describe someone or something with a particular name or category.

Examples

  • “Please read the label before you take the medicine.”
  • “She put a label on each box so we would know what was inside.”
  • “It isn’t fair to label someone without knowing the whole story.”

Synonyms

tagstickernamecategorymark

Antonyms

unmark

Translations

ES etiquetaPT rótuloFR étiquette

Common misspellings

lablelabelllaebellaiblelaybellaballablel

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