Meaning of 'record'

noun

a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction

Example: "they could find no record of the purchase"

noun

the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

Example: "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"

verb

be or provide a memorial to a person or an event

Synonyms: immortalise immortalize commemorate memorialize memorialise

verb

indicate a certain reading

Synonyms: show register read

verb

register electronically

Example: "They recorded our singing."

Synonyms: tape

verb

make a record of

Synonyms: enter put down

verb

be aware of

Synonyms: register

noun

the sum of recognized accomplishments

Example: "the lawyer has a good record"

Synonyms: track record

noun

an extreme attainment

noun

sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove

Synonyms: phonograph record phonograph recording platter

noun

a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted

Example: "They ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court."

Synonyms: criminal record

noun

a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

Example: "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"

Synonyms: book record book

noun

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

Example: "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"