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audiotape

noun

au·​dio·​tape ˈȯ-dē-ō-ˌtāp How to pronounce audiotape (audio)
: a tape recording of sound

Examples of audiotape in a Sentence

The program was recorded on audiotape.
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He was recorded on an audiotape in September of 2024, an FBI surveillance tape, accepting $50,000 in cash. ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025 The New York Times, citing people familiar with the case, reported Homan was recorded on FBI audiotape appearing to accept the money in exchange for agreeing to secure future government contracts related to border security for the agents, who were posing as businessmen. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 The exchange was recorded on audiotape, according to the Times. Erin Doherty, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025 According to The Telegraph, an audiotape Diana made for her biographer, Andrew Morton (who wrote Diana: Her True Story ), revealed that Diana confronted Camilla about the affair at a party. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for audiotape

Word History

Etymology

audio- + tape entry 1

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of audiotape was in 1951

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“Audiotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audiotape. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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audiotape

noun
au·​dio·​tape ˈȯd-ē-ō-ˌtāp How to pronounce audiotape (audio)
: a tape recording of sound
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