recordation

[ rek-er-dey-shuhn, ree-kawr- ]

noun

1. the act or process of recording: recording:

   the recordation of documents pertaining to copyright ownership.

Word History and Origins

Origin of recordation¹

1400–50; late Middle English recordacioun originally, the faculty of recollection < Old French recordacion < Latin recordātiōn- (stem of recordātiō ), equivalent to recordāt ( us ) (past participle of recordārī; record ) + -ion- -ion

Example Sentences

The organization’s Virginia division is also exempt from paying recordation taxes, which are levied when property sales are registered for public record.

From New York Times

Since at least the 1950s, the group, whose stated purpose is to honor Confederate ancestors through memorial preservation and charity work, has been exempt from paying property taxes and recordation taxes, which are levied when property sales are registered for the public record.

From New York Times

“If not for his recordation of this, we would not be able to tell this story today,” Wong-Kalu said.

From Washington Times

There is reason to believe that the home was being used by Brown as a "secure location" to store drugs, currency and recordation of sales or monies owed, the warrant says.

From Fox News

It includes new figures for sales tax revenue from the holiday season, estimated tax payments from wealthy individuals, corporate income tax and the recordation tax on mortgages and deeds, Northam said.

From Washington Post