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record

record

∞ 3.2
A list of past results and achievements by a team or person
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛkərd/
: récord
  • She is proud of her record in the swimming championships over the past few years.
  • a track record
  • to set records
  • win-loss record

I think that is a record for my channel.

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Examples

  • What country holds the record for the largest iced coffee?

  • Which race car driver holds the record for the most Grand Prix wins?

  • The guy had a long track record, you know?

  • He's got the best sales record in the office.

  • San Francisco General has one of the longest and best records in AIDS research and treatment.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I bet this guy holds the three-point record at his high school.

  • That's a new lap record, full stop.

  • MIT had, until 1953, an unblemished and perfect record of placement of its graduates.

    Academic text (2008)
  • He holds the record for scoring the most points in a single basketball game.

  • The research team published a paper highlighting their record of successful experiments.

Synonyms

stat
vsrecord
203 4.6

A number that shows how well a person or team does, for example in sports

covers whole sets of achievements, history, or statistics rather than one fact
track record
vsrecord
113 3.7

A history of past success that shows ability and reliability

covers achievements, performance history, and statistics across sports or law
personal record
vsrecord
4 3.2

Someone's best result in a sport or activity

refers to overall achievements or history, not only a single best performance
won-lost record
vsrecord
1 4.1

A record showing how many games a team or player wins and loses in a season

includes broader achievements, history, and statistics beyond only wins and losses

Antonyms

710 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

Idioms

off the record
  • Literature
92 6.8

Said to a reporter that is not for publication

Give the true facts to fix a wrong idea

Happens very quickly, faster than usual

To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed

Compounds

274 3.5

Better than any earlier time, number or measurement

medical record
  • Specialized
116 2.3

A written file with a patient's health history and treatments

113 3.7

A history of past success that shows ability and reliability

A list of crimes a court says someone is guilty of

75 3.0

The best official result in the world for a sport or event

public record
  • Formal
68 3.0

An official document a government must keep and let people read

A business that makes, promotes, and sells music and supports artists

22 2.3

A book that lists official facts or achievements

A written document that gives reliable information about past events

19 3.0

A machine that plays music from vinyl discs using a needle

broken record
  • Offensive
18 4.9

A person who keeps saying the same thing until others get annoyed

Keeping written or digital information so you can find it later

12 3.2

A person or organization that officially has the best result in an event

A document that keeps proof of facts or events

7 3.0

A set of songs released together with one cover

6 6.4

The official written report of what members of the US Congress say and how they vote

5 3.2

A flat round plastic disc that people play on a turntable to hear music

Someone's best result in a sport or activity

3 3.1

The highest amount ever paid for something

A person or thing that beats a previous record

3 4.1

Fastest time ever recorded at a race track for a distance

2 6.6

A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable

A person who writes and saves important official information in files

A list that shows events in the order they happened, often with dates

A record showing how many games a team or player wins and loses in a season

1 3.0

A cardboard or paper sleeve that protects a vinyl record

record-keeping
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Relating to arranging and storing written or digital information

stuck record
  • Informal
1 7.4

A person who repeats the same thing until it becomes annoying

A paper or cardboard cover that protects a vinyl record

record album
  • Archaic
1 2.8

A book or case that holds and protects vinyl records

A cover for a vinyl record that protects it and shows the album art

expense record
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A written list of money spent for work or home

1 7.1

A person or company whose name appears on the company's list of owners of shares on a certain date

graphical record
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A chart that shows numbers or data so you can see trends

stock of record
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Shares that are owned by people whose names are on the company's official list on a set date

record changer
  • Archaic
1 7.0

A device on a record player that plays several records by itself in a row

record hop
  • Archaic
1 8.6

An informal dance for teenagers where people play popular songs from records

How Successful

eclat
  • Formal
1 9.9
record
∞ 3.2
recordless
1 7.9

Surface Forms

record singular
records plural

Etymology

Record comes from the Latin recordari 'to remember' (from re- 'again' and cor 'heart'). That is why a person's record is the list we 'remember' about their past performance or achievements.