Wednesday, August 10, 2016

register, registrar

Register or register means a ledger or document for keeping records, or a machine for recording sales or other information --
Welcome to our hotel; please sign the register.
Put the receipts in the cash register.

Register may also mean to enter information into a record, or to take in or perceive, mentally --
The clerk will register your complaint.
He told me his name, but it didn't register.

Register may also mean to enroll or sign up --
Where do I register to vote?
I have to register for  classes today.

Register may also mean to display or demonstrate, as a facial expression or tone of voice --
His face will register a faint smile if he's amused.
His voice didn't register the least emotion.

Registrar or registrar means someone who keeps or maintains official records, as in a bank, a university, or a probate court --
You can ask the registrar about your grades.
He'll need to see the Registrar of Wills.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"After you register for the semester, take your tuition payment to the registrar."

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