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- ▪ I. register re‧gis‧ter 1 [ˈredʒstə ǁ -ər] noun [countable]an official list containing the names of all the people, organizations etc of a particular type:
• The Secretary of State maintains a register of those who have been disqualified from being company directors.
ˈcharges ˌregister also ˌregister of ˈchargesLAW in Britain, a record of all the charge S on a company's assets (= the money that it owes on loans for property etc), kept at the company's registered officeˈcompanies ˌregister also ˌregister of ˈcompanies LAWthe official list of the companies in a country, with the names of their directors, records of their accounts, and any charge S on their assetsdiˈrectors ˌregister also ˌregister of diˈrectorsLAW FINANCE in Britain, the official list of the director S of a company, which must by law be sent to the Registrar of Companiesin Britain, a record kept by the land registry of the charge S on a property such as an unpaid loan, or of any restrictions to the deed S of the propertya list, produced every year, which puts all non-military ships into groups according to their type and size and gives other information about themˈmembers ˌregister also ˌregister of ˈmembers FINANCEanother name for share registerin Britain, a document in which details are recorded about a property which has been registered (= entered in an official list) with the land registryin Britain, a document in which details are recorded about the owner of a property and the price paid for it, as registered (= entered in an official list) with the land registryˈshare ˌregister also ˈshareholders ˌregister, ˈmembers ˌregister FINANCEan official list of the shareholders in a company, held at the company's main officeˈtransfer ˌregister also ˌregister of ˈtransfersFINANCE a book in which changes in who owns a company's shares are recorded — see also cash register[m0] ▪ II. register register 2 verb [transitive]1. to record a name or details about someone or something in an official list:• Transfers of shares will not normally be registered after the close of business on the record date.
register be registered (as something)• people who are registered as unemployed
register somebody/something for something• Are you registered for VAT?
register somebody/something with something• A new share issue must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2. to show or record an amount:• Hays Allen registered a 2.7% drop in fee income to £6.8 million for the year to 30 April.
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Ⅰ.register UK US /ˈredʒɪstər/ verb► [I or T] to put information, especially the name of someone or something, on an official list or record: »Bids may be registered 24 hours a day.
»to register a car/company/domain name
register as sth »Investment advisers may need to register as brokers.
»In the UK, a business is required to register for VAT.
register (sb/sth) with sth »Hedge-fund managers must register the commission under the terms of the 1940 Investment Advisers Act.
► [I or T] to record or show a measurement, an amount, etc.: »The built-in telephone line has registered 50 calls daily.
»During the period under review, the company registered a 30% decline in gross profit.
► [T] COMMUNICATIONS when you register a letter or package, you send it by mail using a special service, so that it will be dealt with in a special way and not be lost: »I'd like to register this parcel, please.
»a registered letter
► [T] to show your opinion or interest formally or officially: »The engineering arm of the company is said to have registered an interest by the bid deadline.
Ⅱ.register UK US /ˈredʒɪstər/ noun [C]► a book or record containing an official list of names, items, etc.: »a central/national register
guest/visitors' register »All visitors to the company are asked to sign the visitors' register.
»Issuing companies keep a register of bondholders.
► US COMMERCE CASH REGISTER(Cf. ↑cash register)→ See also CASH REGISTER(Cf. ↑cash register), CHARGES REGISTER(Cf. ↑charges register), COMPANIES REGISTER(Cf. ↑companies register), DIRECTORS' REGISTER(Cf. ↑directors' register), LAND CHARGES REGISTER(Cf. ↑Land Charges Register), LLOYD'S REGISTER(Cf. ↑Lloyd's Register), MEMBERS' REGISTER(Cf. ↑members' register), PROPERTY REGISTER(Cf. ↑property register), PROPRIETORSHIP REGISTER(Cf. ↑proprietorship register), REGISTER OF CHARGES(Cf. ↑register of charges), REGISTER OF COMPANIES(Cf. ↑register of companies), REGISTER OF DIRECTORS(Cf. ↑register of directors), REGISTER OF DIRECTORS' INTERESTS(Cf. ↑register of directors' interests), REGISTER OF MEMBERS(Cf. ↑register of members), REGISTER OF TRANSFERS(Cf. ↑register of transfers), SHARE REGISTER(Cf. ↑share register), SHAREHOLDERS' REGISTER(Cf. ↑shareholders' register), TRANSFERS REGISTER(Cf. ↑transfers register)
Financial and business terms. 2012.
