registration
noun
uk/ˌredʒɪˈstreɪʃən/ us [ C or U ]
the act of making an official record of names and other information, or a document that shows these details:
registration fee/form/process The investor registration fee for the conference is $395.
registration as sth The FDA recently revoked his registration as a manufacturer.
Figures on car sales showed that new registrations fell 4.9% last month.
There has been a recent increase in the number of registrations of new domain names.
[ C or U ] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET
in the US, the process of a company giving documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission asking if it can offer shares for sale on a stock market:
The move resulted in an increase in registration of securities offerings in the US by foreign private issuers.
See also
shelf registration
[ C ] TRANSPORT (also registration number); ( abbreviation reg.)
the official set of numbers and letters shown on the front and back of a road vehicle:
What's the registration of the car?