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

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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But he said he didn’t trust the municipal government to run the beloved rec center and reminded the crowd that the city, which is navigating the complex recovery from one of the costliest and most destructive fire in its history, is “a billion dollars in debt.”

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On Wednesday, a day after the meeting at the rec center, federal prosecutors announced that the deadly Palisades fire was a flare-up of a small arson fire that had smoldered for six days, even after city firefighters thought they had it contained.

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Zar got home late after attending the meeting at the rec center Tuesday night.

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Related Words

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