1. official records or lists of names, events, or transactions
2. cash registers; machines that record sales and store money
3. ranges of voice or musical instrument
Usage: music

1. records officially or formally
2. shows or indicates a measurement or reading
3. becomes aware of or notices something

Examples

• The school keeps registers of all student attendance.
• The cashier opened both registers before the store opened.
• Her voice has an impressive range across multiple registers.
• The thermometer registers 98 degrees.
• All visitors must register at the front desk.
• The earthquake registered 6.2 on the Richter scale.
• He didn’t register the warning signs.
• Formal and informal registers require different vocabulary choices.