registration

[rej-uh-strey-shuhn]

noun

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.

registration

/ 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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of registration¹

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

Example Sentences

Fully electric vehicles accounted for 97.6 percent of new registrations last month in Norway, which had set the goal of achieving 100 percent zero-emission car sales as of this year.

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For 31 years Labradors topped the American Kennel Club’s purebred rankings, which are based on more than one million annual registrations.

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Still targeting corruption, the new vision encompasses a drive to raise awareness about voter registration, he said, adding: "We won't stop."

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They also want restrictions to be eased on the operations of some established humanitarian organisations - caused by Israeli registration issues - so that they can bring in their own supplies.

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Success rates should also be published and providers must have proper registration, insurance and clear links to complaint bodies.

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