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

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.

From MarketWatch

It also relied on a transcript of a recording her ex had covertly made of the encounter on his mobile phone.

From BBC

“I hope he’s right. Though if the absentee rate is any indication, a lot of parents are guessing differently. Do you have your academic transcripts from your previous school?”

From Literature

Middleton secured an indictment accusing Proctor of murder on Sept. 20, 2024, according to a transcript of the grand jury proceedings that became public last year.

From Los Angeles Times

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