record

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction

   they could find no record of the purchase

2. 2
   noun

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

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

3. 3
   verb

   register electronically

   They recorded our singing.

4. 4
   noun

   the sum of recognized accomplishments

   the lawyer has a good record

5. 5
   noun

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

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

6. 6
   noun

   a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

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

7. 7
   noun

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

   the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques

8. 8
   noun

   An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

   The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes.

Etymology

From Middle English recorden (“to repeat, to report”), borrowed from Old French recorder (“to get by heart”), from Latin recordārī (“remember, call to mind”), from re- (“back, again”) + cor (“heart; mind”).