Muzak

[ myoo-zak ]

Trademark.

recorded background music transmitted by radio, telephone, or satellite to built-in sets in offices, restaurants, waiting rooms, etc.

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How to use Muzak in a sentence

Julianne Moore and John Lithgow dance in a half empty club to weird ringtone Muzak.
High-End Pervs Film Benedict Cumberbatch and Reese Witherspoon Sucking Face | Amy Zimmerman | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He worked for the Smothers Brothers and wrote the Muzak-ready piece called “Classical Gas”.
Magic Bus | Blake Gopnik | July 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Romney is delivering a Muzak version of the standard GOP refrain about unshackling capitalism and restoring belief in America.
Election Between Obama and Romney Will Be Boring—and That’s Fine | Peter Beinart | April 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
A Muzak rendition of Beethoven's “Ode to Joy” echoed through the Jakarta airport's domestic terminal shortly after dawn.
My Trip With a Terrorist | Eliza Griswold | August 27, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Muzak

Muzak

/ (ˈmjuːzæk) /

noun

trademark recorded light music played in shops, restaurants, factories, etc, to entertain, increase sales or production, etc

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