Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - record

~1 n 1 »INFORMATION« information about an event or series of events that is written down or stored on computer, film etc so that it can be looked at in the future  (medical records) + of  (records of births, marriages, and deaths) keep a record (=write down details of things as they happen)  (Keep a record of any money you pay out. | the biggest/lowest/highest etc on record (=the biggest etc that has ever been recorded))  (Today saw some of the hottest temperatures on record. | place/put sth on record (=include something in the official records))  (I ask the court to place on record the fact that my client co-operated with the police.) 2 »HIGHEST/BEST EVER« the fastest speed, longest distance, highest or lowest level etc that has ever been reached, especially in sport  (break a record (=do something faster, better etc than the previous record))  (Kenoco Oil's half-yearly profits broke all records. | hold a record (=be the person who has achieved the fastest speed, the greatest distance etc) | set a record (=achieve a new record))  (The Americans set a new world record in the sprint relay. | record level/figure/sales etc (=the highest level etc that has ever been reached))  (a record level of unemployment | an all-time record (=the best that has ever been achieved)) 3 »MUSIC« a round flat piece of plastic with a hole in the middle that music and sound is stored on  (the disc jockey who plays your favourite records) 4 »SB'S PAST BEHAVIOUR« the known facts about someone's past behaviour and how successful, good, or bad they have been  (Laporte's service record in Indochina | good/bad record)  (The country has a fairly good record on human rights. | sb's record on)  (Senator Donegan asked the President to justify his record on welfare. | criminal record (=a list made by the police of someone's crimes))  (He'll never get a job if they find out about his criminal record. | sb's track record (=how successful someone has been up to now))  (The company has a good track record in the export trade.) 5 off the record if what you are telling someone is off the record, it is unofficial  (I'd like to emphasize that anything said here is strictly off the record.) 6 be/go on record as saying to be known to have said something publicly or officially  (She's on record as saying she thinks men and women should live separate lives.) 7 for the record spoken used to mean that you want people to remember what you are now saying  (Let me just state for the record, that until yesterday my client had never seen Mr Rigati before.) 8 put/set the record straight to tell people the truth about something, because you want to make it very clear that what they believe is not true  (The director gave an interview to the newspapers to set the record straight.) ~2 v 1 to write information down or store it in a computer or on film so that it can be looked at in the future  (The expedition recorded over new species of plants. | Make sure you record the numbers of tickets you sell. | record that)  (An official report records that at least half the nation's monuments are in need of repair.) 2 to store music, sound, television programmes etc on tape or discs so that people can listen to them or watch them again  (Are you going to record tonight's concert? | The group has just recorded a new album. | Is the machine still recording? | recording their conversation) 3 if an instrument records the size, speed, temperature etc of something, it measures it and keeps that information  (Wind speeds of up to 100 kph have been recorded.)