Muzak

[ myoo-zak ]

Trademark.

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

Muzak

/ ˈmjuːzæk /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Opeka says the average viewing time for the Ross channel — available on Roku, Pluto, Samsung TV Plus and elsewhere — is more than double that of Cinedigm’s other channels, suggesting people leave it on as a kind of streaming Muzak.

From Washington Post

Julianne Moore and John Lithgow dance in a half empty club to weird ringtone muzak.

From The Daily Beast

He worked for the Smothers Brothers and wrote the muzak-ready piece called “Classical Gas”.

From The Daily Beast

Romney is delivering a Muzak version of the standard GOP refrain about unshackling capitalism and restoring belief in America.

From The Daily Beast

A Muzak rendition of Beethoven's “Ode to Joy” echoed through the Jakarta airport's domestic terminal shortly after dawn.

From The Daily Beast