(accounting, finance) A payment or liability
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A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form
“An official record of his testimony was published following the hearing.”
The sum of the past achievements or performance of a person, organization, or thing
“He has an excellent record of turning around failing businesses.”
The most extreme known value of some variable
“The team has set a new record for most points scored in a single game.”
The best performance, or most remarkable event, of its kind
“She set a personal record of 50.74 seconds for the distance in 1999.”
A criminal record
“We conduct standard checks to ensure that you do not have a record before confirming your employment.”
Anything serving as evidence or as a memorial
“The collection serves as a record of the enduring fascination with the region and its influence on aesthetics, technology and design.”
A thin plastic disc carrying recorded sound in grooves on each surface, for reproduction by a record player
“Looking through my record collection for some suitable background music, I was spoiled for choice.”
A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other
An account of a matter from a particular person's point of view
An idea or outline of something
A daily chronicle
An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment
(of a sporting event or exam) A final score, mark, or placing
A note or annotation
Book of laws
(of an person) The state or quality of being employable
A figure or amount shown by a meter or other measuring instrument
A small document, included with an employee's wage or salary, giving details of money earned and tax and insurance paid
Phonograph record
A sheet of paper (or similar) on which score is kept
Readout or display
One's past or history
A mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something
An official document attesting a fact
A tray for serving foods
A written or spoken agreement, usually legal or official
A significant stage or event in the development of something
(accounting, finance) A payment or liability
A printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted
A person's ancestors or family and social background
A barely discernible indication of something
A musical composition
A meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation
A diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc
A mark or line of marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle in passing
A statue or structure established to remind people of a person or event
To set down in writing, or some other permanent form, for later reference
“It's important for boards to record minutes of shareholder meetings.”
(of an instrument or observer) To show or register a measurement or result
“In both cases, the device was able to record an accurate measurement.”
To achieve or reach a given level, score, result or amount
“Both teams were the only ones in the field to record a gross score below par for the round.”
To make a recording of (in audio or video form)
“I'll record the game so we can watch it later.”
To produce a new recording of
“The band finally decided it was time to head to the studio to record some tracks for their new album.”
To create a list or enumerated account of
To capture as a picture, image or photograph
To watch over or guard carefully
To show (information, etc) in written form
To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear
To put in a concise form
To record a tally of points
To measure the time taken by a process or activity
To calculate and record the details of
To produce (a list or book) by assembling information collected from other sources
To represent by a drawing, painting, or other art forms
To add annotation to
To impress in the mind of
To investigate the opinions or experiences of people by asking them questions
Assign a time
Sign up for responsibility
To record a receivable in the bookkeeping
Being the highest or lowest, or best or worst ever achieved
“The company has just announced record profits for the current financial year.”
Never done or known before
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