record

noun /'rekɔ:d/

1. a report of something which has happened

● The chairman signed the minutes as a true record of the last meeting.

● He has a very poor timekeeping record.

♦ for the record or to keep the record straight in order that everyone knows what the real facts of the matter are

● For the record, I should like to say that these sales figures have not yet been checked by the sales department.

♦ on record reported in a published document, e.g. in a newspaper

● The chairman is on record as saying that profits are set to rise.

♦ off the record unofficially, in private

● He made some remarks off the record about the disastrous home sales figures.

2. a success which is better than anything before

● Last year was a record year for the company.

● Our top sales rep has set a new record for sales per call.

♦ record sales, record losses, record profits sales, losses or profits which are higher than ever before

♦ we broke our record for June we sold more than we have ever sold before in June

● Sales last year equalled the record set in 1997.

■ verb /rɪ'kɔ:d/

to note or report something

● The company has recorded another year of increased sales.