record label

noun

The round sticker in the centre of a phonograph record that contains the record company's logo and information about the recording.

Meanings

nounrecord label (plural record labels)

plural record labels

  1. The round sticker in the centre of a phonograph record that contains the record company's logo and information about the recording.
  2. broadlyThe record company itself, as identified by its logo.

    Synonyms: record company, label

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe record company itself, as identified by its logo.

Translations

Afrikaans plaatetiket
  • plaatetiketrecord company
Arabic شركة تسجيلات
  • شركة تسجيلاتrecord company
Bulgarian ле́йбъл
  • ле́йбъл (léjbăl)record company
Catalan segell discogràfic, companyia discogràfica
  • segell discogràficrecord company
  • companyia discogràficarecord company
Chinese Mandarin 廠牌 /厂牌
  • 廠牌 /厂牌 (chǎngpái)record company
Dutch platenmaatschappij, label
  • platenmaatschappijrecord company
  • labelrecord company
  • platenfirmarecord company
  • platenlabelrecord company
Finnish etiketti, levy-yhtiö
  • etikettilabel in the centre of a phonograph record
  • levy-yhtiörecord company
French label discographique, maison de disques
  • label discographiquerecord company
  • maison de disquesrecord company
German Musiklabel, Plattenlabel
  • Musiklabelrecord company
  • Plattenlabelrecord company
  • Labelrecord company
Greek δισκογραφική εταιρεία
  • δισκογραφική εταιρεία (diskografikí etaireía)record company
Italian etichetta discografica, casa discografica
  • etichetta discograficarecord company
  • casa discograficarecord company
Japanese レコードレーベル, レーベル
  • レコードレーベル (rekōdo rēberu)record company
  • レーベル (rēberu)record company
  • 音楽レーベル (ongaku rēberu)record company
Korean 레코드 레이블, 레이블
  • 레코드 레이블 (rekodeu reibeul)record company
  • 레이블 (reibeul)record company
Polish wytwórnia, wytwórnia płytowa
  • wytwórniarecord company
  • wytwórnia płytowarecord company
  • labelrecord company
Portuguese selo fonográfico, editora discográfica
  • selo fonográficolabel in the centre of a phonograph record
  • editora discográficarecord company
  • editorarecord company
  • gravadorarecord company
  • selo discográficorecord company
  • selorecord company
Romanian casă de discuri
  • casă de discurirecord company
Russian лейбл
  • лейбл (lɛjbl)record company
Spanish sello discográfico, discográfica
  • sello discográficolabel in the centre of a phonograph record
  • discográficarecord company
  • sello discográficorecord company
  • disquerarecord company
Swahili lebo, lebo ya rekodi
  • leborecord company
  • lebo ya rekodirecord company
Swedish skivbolag
  • skivbolagrecord company
Turkish müzik şirketi, plak şirketi
  • müzik şirketirecord company
  • plak şirketirecord company
Welsh label recordio
  • label recordiorecord company
Cite this entry
APA

record label. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record%20label

MLA

“record label.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record%20label. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “record label,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record%20label.

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