Muzak

American  

[myoo-zak] / ˈmyu zæk /

Trademark.

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

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Muzak British  

/ ˈmjuːzæk /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

It is the roads, the cars, the Muzak in the elevators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

It is the elevator music, the Muzak, of potato dishes.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

Kunis: Quick question: How come no one corrected him on Muzak?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

But the relaxing-classical Muzak is still here, cut for cheap effect with distorted electric guitar or the screams and booms of rockets and explosions.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2023

This is when the Muzak stops and the voice says, “Shoppers, the store will be closing in fifteen minutes.”

From "The Misfits" by James Howe