registry
noun
reg·is·try
ˈre-jə-strē 
plural registries
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
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Even though hundreds of miners were arrested, many more were incentivized to form cooperatives as the authorities built digital registries to formalize local supply chains.
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Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
Then in 2021, UNICEF partnered with the Guatemalan government to build a household social registry from the ground up.
—Courtney Busch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Individuals can buy supplies from the registry on the website to ship directly to the Single Parent Scholarship Fund.
—Edward McKinnon, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2025
Using Sweden's national birth and cancer registries, the team identified 1,495 children later diagnosed with leukemia.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
Then in 2021, UNICEF partnered with the Guatemalan government to build a household social registry from the ground up.
—Courtney Busch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Individuals can buy supplies from the registry on the website to ship directly to the Single Parent Scholarship Fund.
—Edward McKinnon, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2025
Using Sweden's national birth and cancer registries, the team identified 1,495 children later diagnosed with leukemia.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for registry
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registry
noun
reg·is·try
ˈrej-ə-strē
plural registries
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
Louisiana Civil Code2
: 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
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