rec
noun
rec
1 American
[rek]
/ rɛk /
noun
Informal.
rec
2
American
[rek]
/ rɛk /
noun
Informal.
rec.
3
American
abbreviation
rec.
4
American
abbreviation
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receipt.
-
recipe.
-
record.
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recorder.
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recording.
rec
British
/ rɛk /
noun
Etymology
Origin of rec1
First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening
Origin of rec2
By shortening
Origin of rec.3
From the Latin word recēns
Example Sentences
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But he honed his skills in an unlikely place: his dad’s Wisconsin rec league.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Or your local rec center, which can be even cheaper.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026
Weyerhaeuser stock, which finished Tuesday at $23.28, was the subject of a bullish rec ent Barron’s profile before the investor day.
From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025
We drove back to the rec center, where the sun began to show.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
“Celia sounds like a handful,” she said after we’d vacated the cafeteria and moved into the rec room.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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