registered

American  

[rej-uh-sterd] / ˈrɛdʒ ə stərd /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonregistered adjective
• quasi-registered adjective
• unregistered adjective

Etymology

Origin of registered

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

Example Sentences

Lyons, a registered nurse, notes that her father works at a different nuclear plant, and her young son even has a Lego model of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index registered 20 out of 100, indicating “Extreme Fear” among investors.

From Barron's

If a decision isn't registered then a relative has the right to object to the "deemed consent" rule.

From BBC

Turns out the car was still registered and on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal

The money is held by MoU Operations Ltd, which collected the initial waves of donations while Your Party was being formally registered.

From BBC

Related Words

• certified