record

Written information kept so people can check what happened or find facts later.

• Keep a record of your spending.
• The nurse checked my medical records.
• There is no written record of that meeting.

How to use it: a record of something (We keep a record of every payment.)

Similar words: documentation, log

Common phrases: keep a record, written record, record of something

Information saved on paper or another material so it can be used later.

• The photograph is a record of that day.
• They saved a digital record of the interview.
• Each sample has a permanent record in the database.

How to use it: a record of something (The video provides a record of the interview.)

Similar words: recording, entry

Common phrases: digital record, permanent record, record of something

The highest, lowest, fastest, or best result ever measured or achieved.

• He broke the world record.
• Temperatures reached a new record yesterday.
• Can she beat her own swimming record?

How to use it: a record for something (She holds the world record for the longest jump.)

Similar words: best

Common phrases: world record, break a record, set a record

A flat round disc that stores music and is played with a needle.

• He played an old record.
• She collects jazz records from the 1960s.
• This record has a scratch on one side.

Similar words: vinyl disc

Common phrases: vinyl record, play a record, record collection

To save sounds using equipment so you can listen to them later.

• I recorded her voice.
• The band is recording a new album.
• Can I record our conversation on my phone?

How to use it: record something on something (We recorded the interview on a phone.)

Similar words: tape

Common phrases: record a song, record your voice, record an album

To write down information so it can be checked or used later.

• Please record the date here.
• She recorded the results in a notebook.
• Did you record how much we spent?

How to use it: record something in/on something (Record each payment in your notebook.)

Similar words: write down, note, log

Common phrases: record the details, record something in, record a result

To enter a document in an official public register so it has legal effect.

• You must record the deed.
• The sale was recorded at the county office.
• Has the lawyer recorded the transfer of ownership?

Similar words: register

Common phrases: record a deed, record the transfer, record a mortgage