registered

[ rej-uh-sterd ]

/ ˈrɛdʒ ə stərd /

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adjective

recorded, as in a register or book; enrolled.

Commerce. officially listing the owner's name with the issuing corporation and suitably inscribing the certificate, as with bonds to evidence title. Abbreviation: r

officially or legally certified by a government officer or board: a registered patent.

denoting cattle, horses, dogs, etc., having pedigrees verified and filed by authorized associations of breeders.

Origin of registered

First recorded in 1665–75; register + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM registered

non·reg·is·tered, adjectivequa·si-reg·is·tered, adjectiveun·reg·is·tered, adjective

Words nearby registered

region of inferior limb, region of superior limb, Regis, régisseur, register, registered, registered bond, registered dietitian, registered disabled, Registered General Nurse, registered mail

Example sentences from the Web for registered

Goff says he registered a postal forwarding service there.
‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour|Tim Mak|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Massachusetts and New Jersey are just two of the states where independents are a majority of registered voters.
Yes, Independent Swing Voters Are Real. And May Decide Who Wins Elections|Linda Killian|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The number of registered lobbyists peaked in 2007 at 14,838.
Up to a Point: In Defense of Lobbyists|P. J. O’Rourke|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ali Farah and Assad Ibrahim have both embraced democracy and are registered Democrats.
How ISIS’s Colorado Girls Were Caught|Michael Daly|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Fairchild considers herself a pragmatic liberal—a registered Democrat and “kind of a boring moderate.”
Morgan Fairchild: Badass Foreign Policy Wonk|Asawin Suebsaeng|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their Barin will not ask questions; he will have us registered as his own and there is an end.
Moscow|Fred Whishaw
I hadn't been listening for a few seconds while the scheme sank in, but this registered.
Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred
Girl Scouts are registered and chartered by troops, and the Troop meeting is their official gathering.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts|Girl Scouts
The safest ways to remit are by registered letter or postal note.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 16, February 25, 1897|Various
The seismographs at Gifu and Nagoya registered the first half-dozen vibrations, and were then buried beneath the fallen buildings.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison