transcript

American  

[tran-skript] / ˈtræn skrɪpt /

noun

1. a written, typewritten, or printed copy; something transcribed or made by transcribing.

2. an exact copy or reproduction, especially one having an official status.

3. an official report supplied by a school on the record of an individual student, listing subjects studied, grades received, etc.

4. a form of something as rendered from one alphabet or language into another.

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transcript British  

/ ˈtrænskrɪpt /

noun

1. a written, typed, or printed copy or manuscript made by transcribing

2. education an official record of a student's school progress and achievements

3. any reproduction or copy

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Etymology

Origin of transcript

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin trānscrīptum “thing copied,” noun use of neuter of past participle of trānscrībere “to copy off,” literally, “to write across”; transcribe

Example Sentences

“This is not a one-off. This is happening repeatedly,” Gee said, according to a court transcript.

From Los Angeles Times

“There seems to be a narrative out there that pizza is a challenged and declining category. That is just not true,” Weiner said, according to a FactSet transcript of the post-earnings call with analysts.

From MarketWatch

When it comes to public figures, there are clearly good reasons to stick pretty close to a verbatim transcript of what they really said.

From Salon

Drawing on transcripts of the cockpit recording, the Lilleys made the case in dozens of media interviews that Sam had followed the correct protocol.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t think clients are thinking this way about reduction, etcetera,” he said after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings presentation, according to a transcript from FactSet.

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