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

People should be "extremely cautious" when buying medicines online and only get them from a registered pharmacy, he said.

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These women, mostly older, say they are focused on the issues; some are registered Republicans.

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Not including this year, the ETF has posted an average loss of 0.54% in October, while the index has registered an average loss of 0.38%.

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Her unease deepened as she registered details that “didn’t seem right,” Rivas recalled in an interview.

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He remained a registered director on the FCA's register until late July 2019, less than two weeks before the regulator's intervention.

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Related Words

• certified