register
/ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tə/ · reg·is·ter
noun
- A machine that tabulates sales transactions, makes a permanent and cumulative record of them, and has a drawer in which cash can be kept. She opened the cash register and counted the day's earnings.
- A point of sale. The bakery installed a new register to speed up customer orders.
- A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc. The teacher took the register before class began.
- A book containing such recordings. The ship's register listed all passengers and cargo.
- An individual entry in a register. His name appeared in the register of honored veterans.
verb
- To enter in a register. The clerk registered the new members in the system.
- To enroll, especially to vote. Residents must register to vote before the election.
- To record, especially in writing. She registered her concerns in a formal complaint.
Did you know? The first mechanical cash register was invented in 1879 by James Ritty to curb employee theft, and it used a series of rotating wheels to print each sale.