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Synonyms

rec

1 American  
[rek] / rɛk /

noun

Informal.

  1. recreation.

rec 2 American  
[rek] / rɛk /

noun

Informal.

  1. a recommendation.

    I need a rec for a vegetarian restaurant.
rec. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) fresh.

rec. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. receipt.

  2. recipe.

  3. record.

  4. recorder.

  5. recording.

rec British  
/ rɛk /

noun

  1. informal short for recreation ground

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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

Makes me wonder why city kids can’t have a rec center better than a hundred middle and high school students at Middlefield Prep?

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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