Registry Definition & Meaning

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    • Synonyms registry American [rej-uh-stree] / ˈrɛdʒ ə stri /

    noun

    plural

    registries

    1. the act of registering; registration.

    2. a place where a register is kept; an office of registration.

    3. register.

    4. the state of being registered. registered.

    5. the nationality of a merchant ship as shown on its register.

    registry British / ˈrɛdʒɪstrɪ /

    noun

    1. a place where registers are kept, such as the part of a church where the bride and groom sign a register after a wedding

    2. the registration of a ship's country of origin

      a ship of Liberian registry

    3. another word for registration

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

    Etymology

    Origin of registry

    First recorded in 1475–85; regist(er) + -ry

    Example Sentences

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    Experts told BBC Verify that the US called the ship Bella 1 as a vessel cannot change its flag during a voyage unless there was a real transfer of ownership or change of registry.

    From BBC

    The analysis draws on data from population-based cancer registries, vital registration systems, and interviews with family members or caregivers of people who died from cancer.

    From Science Daily

    “If they repeat this, it does raise the question of whether this is a legitimate change in registry, or if it appears to be done for nefarious reasons.”

    From The Wall Street Journal

    Ampatzidis added that changing to the Russian registry might cause "diplomatic friction" but would not stop any US enforcement action.

    From BBC

    The research paper, funded by some of the world’s biggest shipowners, builders and registries, aims to move nuclear-powered commercial shipping forward by offering suggestions on designing and safely using nuclear-powered vessels.

    From The Wall Street Journal

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