Phrase guide

background check

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A report on a person’s legal and criminal personal history.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, law

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Synonyms: background investigation

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 背景調查 /背景调查 (bèijǐng diàochá) — report on a person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 背調 /背调 (bèidiào) — report on a person
  • Finnish: taustaselvitys — report on a person
  • Finnish: taustatarkistus — report on a person
  • Hebrew: בדיקת רקע — report on a person
  • Hungarian: háttérellenőrzés — report on a person
  • Norwegian: bakgrunnssjekk — report on a person
  • Portuguese: verificação de antecedentes — report on a person
  • Spanish: verificación de antecedentes — report on a person
  • Spanish: chequeo de antecedentes — report on a person
  • Swedish: bakgrundskontroll — report on a person
  • Vietnamese: thẩm tra lí lịch — report on a person