registration
rej-i-STRAY-shuhn
Registration (noun) means the act of putting a name, fact or item onto an official list or record. Example: “Registration for the course closes on Friday.”
noun
1
The act of putting a name, fact or item onto an official list or record.
"Registration for the course closes on Friday."
"Birth registration is compulsory within six weeks."
"Registration of a new business can usually be done online in a few minutes."
2
British The official number or plate identifying a vehicle.
"A witness took down the registration of the getaway car."
"You must write your car's registration on the form before the garage can book it in."
"Police traced the van from its registration and found the owner within an hour."
3
British A daily roll call in a school, taken to record which pupils are present.
"He arrived too late for registration and was marked absent."
"Our tutor takes registration at nine o'clock, before the first lesson begins."
"Pupils must be in the classroom for registration, or they will be marked late."
How to use registration
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishGetting your name or details officially written down on a list.
When to use it
Neutral and administrative.
Memory tip
The verb is register; the person or system holding the record is a registrar or a register.
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Easily confused with
Common pairings
voter registration
registration fee
registration form
registration number
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Etymology
From medieval Latin registrum "list, record", from Late Latin regesta "things recorded".
Synonyms
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enrolment
sign-up
recording
listing
number plate
licence plate
reg
readjustment
adjustment
enrollment
Related words
Rhymes for registration
region
cation
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between registration and enrolment?
Registration is the administrative act of getting your details onto a list, and it often has to be renewed. Enrolment usually means becoming a full member of a course, school or programme, and it tends to follow registration rather than replace it.
Does registration mean the same thing as a licence?
No. Registration records that something exists and who owns or holds it, while a licence grants permission to do something. A car has a registration; the driver has a licence.
What is the meaning of registration?
"registration" (noun) means the act of putting a name, fact or item onto an official list or record.
What is another word for registration?
Other words for "registration" include enrolment, sign-up, recording, listing, readjustment, adjustment.
