track record

noun

: a record of past performance often taken as an indicator of likely future performance

Examples of track record in a Sentence

These stocks have a proven track record.
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FiveThirtyEight ranks the firm 12th on its list 282 pollsters for its track record and methodology. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024 Lastly, as always with Jana, there remains a strategic angle considering the firm’s successful track record in this form of activism. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024 Adding to limits on polling’s ability to forecast the election is the track record from 2016 and 2020, when most polls undercounted Trump supporters. Byjason Ma, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024 Despite his voluminous track record – Imdb logs him with 74 film credits and 15 TV shows – Kurosawa says that not many investors were interested in funding his action genre experiment. Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for track record 

Word History

Etymology

track entry 1 (track-and-field sports)

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of track record was in 1952

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“Track record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/track%20record. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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