registered

[rej-uh-sterd]

adjective

1. recorded, as in a register or book; enrolled.

2. Commerce.,  officially listing the owner's name with the issuing corporation and suitably inscribing the certificate, as with bonds to evidence title. r

3. officially or legally certified by a government officer or board.

   a registered patent.

4. denoting cattle, horses, dogs, etc., having pedigrees verified and filed by authorized associations of breeders.

Other Word Forms

• nonregistered adjective
• quasi-registered adjective
• unregistered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of registered¹

First recorded in 1665–75; register + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Brussels is now pitching a new proposal to sign agreements with states where the ships are formally registered to facilitate checks.

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How the Colts can win: More of the same from Jones, who registered a triple-digit passer rating in five of his six games this season.

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Just nine out of the 90 EV models that registered U.S. sales last quarter sold more than 10,000 units, according to Cox Automotive.

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The rest of the Hermès family, by contrast, held their shares in registered form, meaning ownership was recorded in their names and could be easily traced.

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And how would a 2-year-old have registered a change in his father’s facial expression from confusion to resignation?

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Related Words

• certified