labellabel2 verb (labelled, labelling British EnglishBrE, labeled, labeling) American EnglishAmE [transitiveT]1to fix a label onto something or write a description on somethingBeef producers must obey certain rules in labeling their new low-fat products.
All charts, diagrams and tables should be labelled.
The government forced six companies to stop labeling their processed pastas, juices and pickles as ‘fresh.’
2to use a word or phrase to describe someone or something, often unfairly or incorrectlyOne of the things we tend to do in organizations, unfortunately, is label people.
label somebody/something (as) somethingPlastics aren’t perceived as recyclable and so are labelled as environmentally unfriendly.