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

Grauer pointed to the California Delete Act, which will establish a universal-opt-out system through a state-run registry of data brokers, something proposed at the federal level three years ago in a bipartisan bill that then went nowhere in Congress. —Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025

Wedding registries are shrinking to fit into cramped apartments and starter homes. —Sami Sparber, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025

Weaver wanted to add the home to the registry before Briggs retires at the end of the month. —Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025

Emily Forrest, wedding and registry expert and director of communications at Zola recommends branching out in terms of textures and styles with lace and velvet. —Rachel Sylvester, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025

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