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

More than 80 percent of respondents are familiar with organ donation, and over half are registered organ donors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

This “Drop 1” is available to fans worldwide who registered for the ticket draw and were selected for a time slot.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Property records show that the unit is still registered to the limited liability company that Jackman and Furness used when they purchased the home in 2008.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Trump, who will be making a first appearance in the final of the event, set the tone with breaks of 87, 94 and 113 as he registered 294 unanswered points in the opening three frames.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

On August 20, two weeks after the president signed the act, Gager Lee, whose father had been sold in a slave market, registered to vote.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

Related Words

• certified