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registration

registration

39 3.1
A group of people who sign up at the same time
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən/
translation icon : matrícula
  • But the local leaders were ecstatic; this number broke all records for a single registration day.
  • student registration
  • conference registration
  • kindergarten registration

Examples

  • Expecting 400, ACS leaders had to close registration when it reached 800 several days later.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Complete conference information, including registration, accommodations, and competition rules, is available at www.tsaweb.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Yeah, well, either way, none of our names are on the registration.

  • I told you that at registration.

  • Your entrance and registration area.

  • Group size is limited to eight, so reserve early on the convention registration form.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Sure enough, Sister Michael was at the main registration desk, filling out her paperwork.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Each multiple-story school building has a principal, a registration desk, a snack area, individual classrooms, and a learning commons.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Three policemen and a policewoman stood in a clump talking near the registration desk.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Make sure to complete your registration before the deadline to attend the conference.

Synonyms

enrollment
vsregistration
  • US
36 2.8

The group of people registered at a school or college at one time

includes people who sign up for events as well as those at institutions

Compounds

A unique number shown on a vehicle's license plate to identify it

registration fire
  • Specialized
9.9

A short round of fire from heavy guns to see where shots land and adjust aim before attack

Surface Forms

registration singular
registrations plural

Morphology

registration = register (transparent) = register + ation

The sense referring to the cohort or the period when people register is an expected extension of the nominalization 'registration' (the process or occasion of registering).

Etymology

Registration comes from register, a written list or 'record' of people. That list can mean the whole group entered at once, so registration can also mean the set of people who signed up at the same time.