registry

noun

reg·​is·​try ˈre-jə-strē 

plural registries

1

: registration, enrollment

2

: the nationality of a ship according to its entry in a register : flag

3

: a place of registration

4

a

: an official record book

b

: an entry in a registry

Synonyms

• canon
• catalog
• catalogue
• checklist
• list
• listing
• menu
• register
• roll
• roll call
• roster
• schedule
• table

Examples of registry in a Sentence

the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

got a copy of the couple's bridal registry from the store's computer and scanned it for items we could afford

Recent Examples on the Web

The 114-page Historical Resources Technical Report, as it’s called, determined that the arena is eligible for all three registries based on its connection to a notable development theme, its ties to a significant person and its association with an important architectural style. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024

The database, christened Spyglass, grew into the world’s largest registry of the criminal history of industrial fishing vessels and their corporate backers. —Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024

But the registry is not comprehensive, not yet at least. —Calmatters, Orange County Register, 24 Apr. 2024

Fundraisers must be at least 18 years old, share a Mexican postal address, have a Mexican bank account and submit their federal taxpayer registry number. —James Pollard, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024

Under this looser standard, Arias’s registry matches multiplied from one to more than 200. —Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024

The proposal would also create a national registry of data brokers, and force those companies to allow users to opt out of having their data sold. —Makena Kelly, WIRED, 7 Apr. 2024

Over 2,250 Fort Worth residents had registered nearly 8,200 home or business cameras with the police department as of March 9, according to a registry of the program obtained through a public information request. —Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024

Not all of the countries if the world hand over their prison registries to the United States government, right? —CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 4a

Phrases Containing registry

• gift registry
• registry office

Kids Definition

registry

noun

reg·​is·​try ˈrej-ə-strē 

plural registries

1

: registration sense 3

2

: a place of registration

3

a

: a book in which things are recorded exactly and legally

b

: something recorded in a registry

Medical Definition

registry

noun

reg·​is·​try ˈrej-ə-strē 

plural registries

1

: a place where data, records, or laboratory samples are kept and usually are made available for research or comparative study

a cancer registry

2

: an establishment at which nurses available for employment are listed and through which they are hired

Legal Definition

registry

noun

reg·​is·​try ˈre-jə-strē 

plural registries

1

: registration

an instrument filed for registry in the conveyance records

—Louisiana Civil Code

2

: the nationality of a ship according to its entry in a register

3

: a place of registration : a place where official records and documents are kept

the registry of motor vehicles

registry of deeds