registration

American  

[rej-uh-strey-shuhn] / ˌrɛdʒ əˈstreɪ ʃən /

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.

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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

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

Etymology

Origin of registration

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

Example Sentences

A so-called “innovation exemption” could give crypto firms the temporary ability to do things such as issue and trade tokenized securities without full registration as brokers or exchanges.

From Barron's

A confidential IPO filing is essentially a draft S-1 registration statement.

From Barron's

“And so they have to figure out what’s going on, what they have to bring with them when they go to vote, what do they need to do to register, update their voter registration.”

From Salon

Games already attracted a record number of ticket registrations, topping 5 million fans from 197 countries and territories for the first drop.

From Los Angeles Times

Vehicles like the R1S SUV and R1T pickup are on display, and employees are on hand to answer questions, even help would-be owners with the registration process.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• booking
• certification
• enrollment
• filing
• listing