Definition of record noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

record

noun

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/ˈrekɔːd/

/ˈrekərd/

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written account

[countable] 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… records According to official records, there were 21 murders in the city that year.
on record 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.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

formal
official
public
…

verb + record

keep
maintain
compile
…

record + verb

contain something
include something
indicate something
…

preposition

in the record
in the records
off the record
…

phrases

access to the records
have a record of something
have no record of something
…

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highest/best

[countable] 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.

Topics Successa2, Sports: other sportsa2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

club
course
national
…

verb + record

hold
establish
set
…

record + verb

stand
fall

record + noun

book
attempt
breaker
…

preposition

record for
record with

phrases

in record time

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of somebody/something’s past

[singular] the facts that are known about somebody/something’s past behaviour, character, achievements, etc.

The airline has a good safety record.
record on something The report criticizes the government's record on housing.
record of something He has an impressive record of achievement.

of crimes

(also criminal record)

[countable] the fact of having committed crimes in the past

Does he have a record?
teenagers with a criminal record

Topics Law and justicec1, Crime and punishmentc1

music

[countable] a thin, round piece of plastic on which music, etc. is recorded

to play a record
a record collection

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