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register

/ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tə/

noun

Meaning

  • A machine that tabulates the amount of sales transactions, makes a permanent and cumulative record of them, and has a drawer in which cash can be kept.

  • A point of sale.

Synonyms

till

noun

Meaning

  • A formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.

    "The teacher took the register by calling out each child's name."

  • A book of such entries.

  • An entry in such a book.

  • The act of registering.

  • A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.

  • One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.

    "a register of deeds"

  • A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections

  • A device that automatically records a quantity.

  • The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.

  • A list of received calls in a phone set.

  • A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs or intermediate results of computations.

  • The exact alignment of lines, margins and colors.

  • The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.

  • The range of a voice or instrument.

  • An organ stop.

  • A style of a language used in a particular context.

    "My ex-boss used "let go", in the euphemistic register, when he sacked me."

  • A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to direct the air flow.

verb

Meaning

  • To enter in a register.

  • To enroll, especially to vote.

  • To record, especially in writing.

  • To buy the full version of trial software by providing one's details and payment.

    "This is a trial version, and will expire in 30 days. Please register!"

  • To express outward signs.

  • (mail) To record officially and handle specially.

  • To make or adjust so as to be properly or precisely aligned.

  • To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.

    "They registered for school."

  • To make an impression.

  • To be in proper alignment; to align or correspond exactly.

  • To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.

Synonyms

enroll,
put down