{
    "term": "label",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/la/label_tag_ticket.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that gives information about it",
            "sensetop": "on a label",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Always **read the label** carefully."
                },
                {
                    "text": "price/address labels"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The washing instructions are on the label.",
                    "contextForm": "on a label"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The label on the bottle listed the ingredients."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It doesn't have a price label on it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stuck labels on all the jars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The care label says ‘dry-clean only’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What does it say on the label?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This program produces address labels from your database."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "tag, ticket",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["adhesive", "sticky", "package"],
                "verb + label": ["bear", "carry", "have"],
                "preposition": ["on a/​the label", "label on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a word or phrase that is used to describe somebody/something in a way that seems too general, unfair or not correct",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I hate the label ‘millennial’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One sometimes feels that the label ‘classic’ is applied to any book that is dull."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why do we need to attach a label to these feelings?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was cruelly given the label ‘Mr Zero’ by the press."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ideological", "party"],
                "verb + label": ["apply", "assign", "attach"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the name or trademark of a fashion company",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "today's major fashion labels"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She plans to launch her own designer clothes label."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's really fashion-conscious and will only wear labels *(= clothes with a designer label)*."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a company that produces and sells music, CDs, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an independent record label"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's his first release for a major label."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The band is hoping to sign with a major label."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The record was produced under the Virgin label."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["music", "record", "major"],
                "verb + label": ["launch", "sign to", "sign with"],
                "preposition": ["under a/​the label"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈleɪbl/",
                "audio": "la/label/label__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈleɪbl/",
                "audio": "la/label/label__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (denoting a narrow strip): from Old French, ‘ribbon’."
}