record company
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈrɛkərd ˈkʌmpəni/
:
discográfica
- The record company signed several new artists in hopes of increasing their revenue.
But at that point in time, people running record companies were also music fans.
- But at that point in time, people running record companies were also music fans.
- Or the the aspiration was to be with a record company.
- Those of us that and have run record companies and own record companies are notoriously slow and scared of change.
- Payolas, When a record company gives money to radio stations or disc jockeys to play their songs, that's against the law.
- And the the record company went by it just went away.
- Oh yeah, a great example of a guy that owns airlines, a record company, a resorts.
- Because all these people, they don't know of record companies, they just know make music, get it out.
- And then he did various things for various record companies.
- First were the record companies and second were porn ads for either porn films or classifieds for hookers.
- A friend who owns a big record company here in Los Angeles said that they require one in person day per week and less on sick leave.
Examples
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I got a job working at a record company in... in the publicity department.
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I'm one of the owners of a record company, among other things.
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But at that point in time, people running record companies were also music fans.
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The record company heard our tape...
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David was a lawyer, but he worked for a record company on its business side.
Fiction book (1998) -
But you will get free records from the record company.
Fiction book (2000) -
Usually, the record companies construct a hit parade for television and radio.
Academic text (1993) -
Right now you owe the record company more than you've got.
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The record company has sent a big-time manager here to try and talk you into replacing me.
Fiction book (2000) -
The clips emerged from collaborations between record companies, musicians, and directors.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
227
3.8
A company that produces and sells music recordings
2
2.4
A business that helps artists make and sell music
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3.2
A company that makes and sells music recordings for singers and bands
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning — a company that produces or sells musical recordings — is directly and transparently derived from combining 'record' (a musical recording/disc) with 'company' (an organization). This noun+noun compounding is a common, cross-linguistically regular pattern (e.g. Spanish 'compañía discográfica', French 'maison de disques'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Record company comes from the days when music was made and sold on physical records, the discs that kept the 'sound'. A company that made and sold those records helped artists make, sell, and promote music, so today record company means a business that works with musicians to produce and sell their music.