off the record

prepositional phrase

Not for publication.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative off-the-record · alternative off record

  1. Not for publication.

    RAIL spoke to many people in the course of our investigation - all off-the-record^([sic]), as no one wished to be quoted.

    2025 July 9, Mel Holley, “How much should a station cost?”, in RAIL, number 1039, page 25
  2. Unofficial.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
confidential
Cite this entry
APA

off the record. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20record

MLA

“off the record.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20record. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off the record,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20record.

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