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Collocations for label - noun

1. paper, etc. attached to sth

ADJ.

adhesive, sticky | designer
clothes with a designer label
address, luggage | price | warning

VERB + LABEL

bear, carry, have
It doesn''t have a price label on it.
attach, put on, stick on
She stuck labels on all the jars.
remove, take off | read
Always read the label before taking any medicine.

PREP.

on a/the ~
What does it say on the label?
~ on
the label on the bottle

2. description

VERB + LABEL

apply, attach, use
One sometimes feels that the label ‘classic’ is applied to any book that is dull.

3. company that produces records

ADJ.

record | major | independent

VERB + LABEL

sign to/with
The band are hoping to sign with a major label by the end of the year.

PREP.

under a/the ~
The record was produced under the Virgin label.

Collocations for label - verb

1. put a label on sth

ADV.

correctly, properly | wrongly
Some of the plants were wrongly labelled.
carefully, clearly, neatly
a pile of small plastic bags, each carefully labelled

PREP.

with
The samples were all labelled with a date and place of origin.

2. describe sb/sth as a particular thing

ADV.

falsely, wrongly
She was wrongly labelled a liar.
automatically

PREP.

as
She had automatically labelled the boys as troublemakers.

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