Muzak

American  

[myoo-zak] / ˈmju 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

And thus, “Dawn of the Dead” became a consumerist satire, with zombies shuffling mindlessly through the mall and up the down escalators as bland Muzak blares through the shopping center’s loudspeakers.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

The Russians put out a recording, which was like Muzak, on the train and one of the tapes was Russians singing Beatles songs in English.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Out of sheer boredom I have come up with names for the musicians I imagine performing each of the Muzak melodies I am forced to listen to every time I work at Awkworth & Ames.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe