Tag - Sticker
These are all words for a piece of paper, fabric or plastic that is attached to sth and gives information about it.
Label a small piece of paper, fabric or plastic that is attached to sth in order to show what it is or give information about it: The washing instructions are on the label. | Address labels. | He’ll only wear clothes with a designer label.
Tag (often used in compounds) a small piece of paper, fabric or plastic that is attached to sth, or that sb wears, in order to give information about it/them: Everyone at the conference had to wear a name tag.
Sticker a sticky label with a picture or message on it that you stick on to sth.
LABEL OR TAG?
Labels in clothes are usually made of fabric and sewn in. Tags on clothes are usually made of cardboard and cut off before you wear the clothes. A name tag can be stuck or tied onto sb to show who they are: All babies in the hospital have name tags tied round their ankles.
Price tag is much more frequent than price label and is used for both literal and figurative meanings: What does the price tag say? | There is a £20 million price tag on the team’s star player. A label can also be a sticker that you put on an envelope.
PATTERNS
*a price label/tag/sticker
*to have a label/tag/sticker
*to attach/put on/stick on a label/tag/sticker
*The label/tag/sticker says...
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