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

Most jurisdictions confirm only basic qualifications for holding office including age, residency and voter registration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Wythenshawe, who have not officially announced Bolt's registration, have been contacted for comment.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Not included in this list are the expected items you would find in your vehicle, such as registration, insurance information, and the owner’s manual.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Just this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Whale Awareness Act, which requires integrating marine mammal protection efforts and education into state boater safety courses and vessel registration.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

In a few hours we will begin registration for all of these fine ladies of the lake, the ships that will save thousands.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

The share of new-car registrations for European brands Volkswagen VOW3 -1.28%decrease; red down pointing triangle and Renault RNO 0.42%increase; green up pointing triangle , as well as Ford, slipped over the period.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

New-car registrations for BYD models, a reflection of sales, more than doubled on year last month to 38,455 units across the European Union, the U.K.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

If a nursery provider does not comply, Ofsted says it has the power to refuse, cancel and/or impose conditions on a nursery's registrations, external.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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