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noun
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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.
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recipe.
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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
“Just put me down for chow. And rec, just in case they run it.”
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
Fuchsia is sitting on the steps just inside the rec, like I was hoping she might be.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
III; rec. legacy for, V;purchases rights of Mrs. Stanton and Mrs. Gage and puts book in libraries, resigns presidency of Nat'l.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted
I rec. the papers you mail me some few days ago and you no I enjoyed them reading about the news down in Dixie.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 by Various
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