registered
Americanadjective
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recorded, as in a register or book; enrolled.
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Commerce. officially listing the owner's name with the issuing corporation and suitably inscribing the certificate, as with bonds to evidence title. r
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officially or legally certified by a government officer or board.
a registered patent.
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denoting cattle, horses, dogs, etc., having pedigrees verified and filed by authorized associations of breeders.
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Registered voters already should have received a ballot in the mail.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Registered nurses in California often earn $70 or more an hour, which would help put a dent in her $100,000 student debt and pay for travel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
As for your state pension, it should not affect either your benefits or your children’s benefits, according to Martha Shedden, president and co-founder of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026
Registered nurses who work at 19 University of California facilities have ratified a new contract after voting concluded Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025
Some of them had green Registered Mail stickers on them and were from the Internal Revenue Service.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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