tag

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
  2. noun a label associated with something for the purpose of identification
  3. noun a small piece of cloth or paper

Etymology

From Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twig”). Compare also tack.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ticket

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