Definition of register
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an official written record of names or events or transactions
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cadaster, cadastre
a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation
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check register
a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order)
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studbook
official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses
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rent-roll
a register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the amount of rent they pay
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written account, written record
a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
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head register, head tone, head voice
the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head
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falsetto
a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
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chest register, chest tone, chest voice
the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing
a book in which names and transactions are listed
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accounting, accounting system, method of accounting
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
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control account
an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a subsidiary ledger
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accounting entry, entry, ledger entry
a written record of a commercial transaction
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credit side
account of payments received; usually the right side of a financial statement
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debit side
account of payments owed; usually the left side of a financial statement
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accrual basis
a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made
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cash basis
a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made
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pooling of interest
an accounting method used in the merging of companies; the balance sheets are added together item by item; this method is tax-free
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audit, audited account
an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
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limited review, review
(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
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inventory
(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
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payroll, paysheet
a list of employees and their salaries
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record
a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
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accumulator, accumulator register
(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
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counter
(computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
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index register
(computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand
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shift register
(computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right
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memory device, storage device
a device that preserves information for retrieval
an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
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air duct, air passage, airway
a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
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regulator
any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
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Verbs
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
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file, register
record in a public office or in a court of law
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trademark
register the trademark of
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patent
grant rights to; grant a patent for
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enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit
register formally as a participant or member
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draft, enlist, muster in
engage somebody to enter the army
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unionise, unionize
recruit for a union or organize into a union
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register
enroll to vote
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matriculate
enroll as a student
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list
include in a list
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inventory, stock-take, take stock
make or include in an itemized record or report
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empanel, impanel
enter into a list of prospective jurors
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index
list in an index
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blacklist
put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted
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post
enter on a public list
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book
register in a hotel booker
record in a public office or in a court of law
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trademark
register the trademark of
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register
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
enroll to vote
"register for an election"
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
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say
indicate
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show
give evidence of, as of records
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attest
establish or verify the usage of
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surcharge
show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
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strike
indicate (a certain time) by striking
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indicate
to state or express briefly
have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
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slate
enter on a list or slate for an election
manipulate the registers of an organ
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play
perform music on (a musical instrument)
send by registered mail
"I'd like to register this letter"
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