registered

American  

[rej-uh-sterd] / ˈrɛdʒ ə stərd /

adjective

1. recorded, as in a register or book; enrolled.

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

3. officially or legally certified by a government officer or board.

   a registered patent.

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

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Other Word Forms

• nonregistered adjective
• quasi-registered adjective
• unregistered adjective

Etymology

Origin of registered

First recorded in 1665–75; register + -ed ²

Example Sentences

VK says Max now has 100 million registered users, a figure that is impossible to verify.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Institute of Governmental Studies poll was completed online in English and Spanish from March 9 to 15 by 5,109 registered voters in California.

From Los Angeles Times

Those eligible for screening who are registered with a GP get a home FIT kit through the post every two years.

From BBC

The exact amount for your vehicle excise duty will depend on the year your car was registered.

From BBC

Utah, for example, has had universal mail voting since 2012, meaning that counties could conduct their elections entirely by mail by sending all registered voters a mail ballot.

From Salon

Related Words

• certified