rec

¹

[rek]

noun

Informal.

1. recreation.

rec.

²

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) fresh.

rec

³

[rek]

noun

Informal.

1. a recommendation.

   I need a rec for a vegetarian restaurant.

rec.

⁴

abbreviation

1. receipt.

2. recipe.

3. record.

4. recorder.

5. recording.

rec

/ rɛk /

noun

1. informal,  short for recreation ground

Word History and Origins

Origin of rec¹

First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening

Origin of rec²

From the Latin word recēns

Origin of rec³

By shortening

Example Sentences

But the Wilmington Rec Center was suspiciously crowded with cars.

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We drove back to the rec center, where the sun began to show.

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For the longtime “Parks and Rec” star’s directorial debut, he has written himself a witty if occasionally finger-wagging script about wealth inequality as approached from the viewpoint of stressed-out gig-economy workers.

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Most of the hundreds crammed into the rec center’s old gym cheered about plans for new park space, pickleball courts and basketball hoops to be paid for by some of Los Angeles’ wealthiest and most prominent philanthropists.

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During public comments, Jeremy Padawer, whose home in the Palisades burned, said of the city-owned rec center: “We need this. We need churches, we need synagogues, we need grocery stores. We need hope.”

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Related Words

• amusement 
• diversion 
• enjoyment 
• fun 
• hobby 
• pleasure 
• relaxation