registration

American  

[rej-uh-strey-shuhn] / ˌrɛdʒ əˈstreɪ ʃən /

noun

• registrations
  plural

1. the act of registering.

2. an instance of this.

3. an entry in a register.

4. the group or number registered.

5. an official act of registering one's name in the list of qualified voters.

6. a certificate attesting to the fact that someone or something has been registered.

   a boat registration.

7. Music.

   1. the act or technique of registrating.

   2. the selection of stops made by an organist for a particular piece.

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registration British  

/ ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən /

noun

1. 1. the act of registering or state of being registered

   2. ( as modifier )

      a registration number

2. an entry in a register

3. a group of people, such as students, who register at a particular time

4. a combination of organ or harpsichord stops used in the performance of a piece of music

5. 1. a tax payable by the owner of a motor vehicle

   2. the period paid for

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• misregistration
  noun
• nonregistration
  noun
• preregistration
  noun
• reregistration
  noun
• superregistration
  noun
• underregistration
  noun
• registrational
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• registrations
  plural

Etymology

Origin of registration

1560–70; < Middle French < Medieval Latin registrātiōn- (stem of registrātiō ). See registrate, -ion

Explanation

Registration is the act of enrolling in something, like a school. There is also registration for voters and drivers and people attending a conference. In life, there are some things anybody can do at any time; for other things you have to go through registration first. Registration is the process of signing up or enrolling in something. Colleges make students go through registration to sign up for new classes. There is a registration process for voting: if you haven't registered, you can't vote. Registration usually involves some paperwork and waiting in line. No one enjoys registration, but it's something we all have to do.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

registration registrations

When agents demanded voting histories and registration forms, they often discovered people weren’t registered in the counties where HSI thought they were.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

He was not on the run during the trip last year, but under the rules of his registration requirements he was ordered to tell authorities about foreign travel.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The claims seeking to annul the registration of the federal list of candidates for the State Duma of the ninth convocation, nominated by the Yabloko political party, were granted," judge Vyacheslav Kirillov said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

He had a Florida driver’s license, gun registration and voter’s registration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

The sailor marched us to registration, quietly chanting the phrase Yu-go-slav.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

Elon Musk’s Tesla continued to fare well in Europe, where registrations grew nearly 50% last month to 52,563 vehicles, making June the fifth consecutive month of growth for Tesla’s sales in the continent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

It was previously hoped many of these would complete their EES registrations at the new Western Docks facility, which is equipped with 84 kiosks to record biometric details.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Pan-European figures make BYD look unstoppable: registrations roughly tripled year-over-year in early 2026, and it even briefly outsold Tesla continentwide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

First, does either a federal consent decree that Arizona entered into 2018 or a federal law, the National Voter Registration Act, prevent Arizona from rejecting voter registrations when voters don’t produce documentary proof of citizenship?

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

He annulled the registrations with a stroke of the pen.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Related Words

• booking
• certification
• enrollment
• filing
• listing