Record Extra Examples I Written Official Set Worst

• you should keep a record of your expenses.
• medical/dental records
• it was the worst flood since records began.
• according to official records, there were 21 murders in the city that year.

record

1. a written account of something that is kept so that it can be looked at and used in the future
• You should keep a record of your expenses.
• medical/dental records
• It was the worst flood since records began.
• According to official records, there were 21 murders in the city that year.
• Last summer was the wettest on record.
• people who leave no trace in the historical record (= written documents that provide evidence about the past)

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• Do you have a record of how much you spent?
• He has always kept an accurate record of his spending.
• I checked the records but nobody by that name has worked here.
• It was the driest summer on record.
• Medical records should not be destroyed.
• No formal record of the marriage now survives.
• No record exists of a battle on this site.
• The records contain the bank details of all employees.
• The records showed that the building had not been inspected for ten years.
• The university records go back as far as the 13th century.
• There are cell phone records that prove we were not even in the apartment.
• There is no exact record of the number of accidents.
• The court records reveal the timing of the crime.
• Under the law, every citizen has access to their official records.
• We have no record of your conversation with Mr Smith.
• a verbatim record of the meeting
• records on children's progress
• Auditors inspected their financial records.
• I asked them to check their records again.
• No record of the transaction existed.
• The body was identified from dental records.
• The company's records were neither complete nor up-to-date.
• The computer automatically updates my records every day.
• Their records date back to 1846.
• This seems to be an authentic record of the events around that time.
• Who has your medical records?
• We keep all sales records for five years.
• According to historical records, she was married at the age of eighteen.
• Electronic records confirmed her purchase.
• You are required to maintain records of your production activities.
• Modern agriculture could not exist without record keeping.
2. the best result or the highest or lowest level that has ever been reached, especially in sport
• She holds the world record for the 100 metres.
• to break the record (= to achieve a better result than there has ever been before)
• to set a new record
• There was a record number of candidates for the post.
• I got to work in record time.
• The UK's biggest banks made record profits last year.
• Unemployment has reached a record high (= the highest level ever).

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• He hopes to equal the Olympic record.
• Lewis established a new world record with a time of 9.86 seconds.
• He compiled a lifetime record of 209–161.
• Bubka rewrote the pole-vault record books during his career.
• Bob Beamon's long-standing record for the long jump was eventually broken.
• His mile record stood for twelve years.
• If she continues like this she could beat the record.
• She has just set a new world record.
• These viewing figures are an all-time record for a single broadcast.
• Who holds the 100 metre sprint record?
• The US saw its trade deficit shrink at a record pace in September.
• She has broken all previous records.
3. the facts that are known about somebody/something’s past behaviour, character, achievements, etc.
• SEE ALSO track record
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/track-record
• The airline has a good safety record.
• The report criticizes the government's record on housing.
• He has an impressive record of achievement.

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• the government's abysmal record on crime
• When it comes to quality, our record speaks for itself.
• They have the worst human rights record among member countries.
• They have a good record for recognizing emerging talent.
• The teacher spoke to her about her poor attendance record.
• The company has maintained an accident-free record since it started business.
• The airline's accident record makes it among the safest.
• Apart from a parking ticket ten years before, she had an unblemished driving record.
• He has a long arrest record.
• He has a brilliant military record.
• She has an appalling record for dishonesty.
• He has an unenviable record of ill-health.
• Her record shows that she is able to compete under great pressure.
• Our record compares favourably with that of any similar-sized company.
• The team lost their unbeaten record after 49 games.
• She has a thirty-year record of achievement as a teacher.
4. rocks, fossils, the parts of buildings and objects found in the ground, etc. that provide evidence about the past
• Fossil records suggest that the region was covered in water until relatively recently.
• evidence in the geological record
• This period of barbarian rule is poorly represented in the archaeological record.
5. the fact of having committed crimes in the past
• Does he have a record?
• teenagers with a criminal record
6. a thin, round piece of plastic on which music, etc. is recorded
• SEE ALSO vinyl (2)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/vinyl#vinyl_sng_2
• to play a record
• a record collection

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• The album earned him his second gold record.
• Her walls became lined with gold and platinum records.
7. a piece or collection of music released as a record, or on CD, the internet, etc.
• SEE ALSO album (2)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/album#album_sng_2
• a record company (= one which produces and sells records)
• They released their first record in 1963.
• The band had a hit record in 1973.
• His new record is available on CD or as a download.

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• During her career Billie Holiday made over 100 records.
• The band signed their first record deal a year after forming.
• I'll put on one of my favourite records.
8. used to show that you want what you are saying to be officially written down and remembered
• Just for the record I would like to clarify something my colleague said earlier.
9. used to emphasize a point that you are making, so that the person you are speaking to takes notice
• And, for the record, he would be the last person I'd ask.
10. in a way that keeps repeating a statement or opinion in an annoying way
• I hate sounding like a broken record, but I have to say again, we must do more to help.
11. something that has been recorded as being true
12. if you tell somebody something off the record, it is not yet official and you do not want them to repeat it publicly
• Strictly off the record, some members of staff will have to be made redundant.

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• I'm talking to you off the record
• Off the record, he told the interviewer what he thought of his colleagues.
13. to say something publicly or officially so that it may be written down and repeated
• He didn't want to go on the record as either praising or criticizing the proposal.
• I should like to place on record my sincere thanks to all those who have given support.

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• He is the latest public figure to go on (the) record about corruption in politics.
• Would you go on (the) record as saying that?
• She is on record as saying that she once took drugs.
14. to give people the correct information about something in order to make it clear that what they previously believed was in fact wrong
• To put the record straight, I do not support that idea and never have done.

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• She called a press conference to set the record straight about her disappearance.
• She welcomed the opportunity to set the record straight.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French record ‘remembrance’, from recorder ‘bring to remembrance’, from Latin recordari ‘remember’, based on cor, cord- ‘heart’. The noun was earliest used in law to denote the fact of being written down as evidence. The verb originally meant ‘narrate orally or in writing’, also ‘repeat so as to commit to memory’.