Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off the record

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
of-f the record
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Not for publication.

prep_phrase

Unofficial.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

off-the-record (alternative) off record (alternative)

Phrases

for the record on record on the record deep background not for attribution off the books on background

Frequently Paired Words

for the record on record on the record deep background not for attribution off the books on background

Questions

What does off the record mean?
Not for publication.

How to pronounce off the record

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