registry

American  

[rej-uh-stree] / ˈrɛdʒ ə stri /

noun

plural

registries

1. the act of registering; registration.

2. a place where a register is kept; an office of registration.

3. register.

4. the state of being registered. registered.

5. the nationality of a merchant ship as shown on its register.

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registry British  

/ ˈrɛdʒɪstrɪ /

noun

1. a place where registers are kept, such as the part of a church where the bride and groom sign a register after a wedding

2. the registration of a ship's country of origin

   a ship of Liberian registry

3. another word for registration

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Etymology

Origin of registry

First recorded in 1475–85; regist(er) + -ry

Example Sentences

She also checked the land registry which showed the flat was owned by his father.

From BBC

Actual implementation of a plural domestic partnership registry, however, is still at least several months away.

From Los Angeles Times

Treasury, Emirati firms handle by far the world’s highest volume of Iran’s shadow funds, exploiting opaque registries and lax rules to keep Tehran solvent.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Green Product International still holds a valid certificate, the ISCC's online registry shows.

From Barron's

In late 2023, a group of investors set up Aolani and created a holding company as its parent in the Cayman Islands, according to company registry records and people familiar with the arrangement.

From The Wall Street Journal

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