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commercial register
A public register maintained by a local court in which all merchants and commercial companies of a particular district are entered. It serves to provide legal certainty in business transactions.
Die Gründung der neuen GmbH wird erst mit der Eintragung in das Handelsregister wirksam.
The formation of the new GmbH only becomes effective once it is entered in the commercial register.
The word consists of 'der Handel' (commerce), the linking -s, and 'das Register' (list, registry). So it is literally a register for commerce.
Jedes Unternehmen muss im Handelsregister seines Bezirks gemeldet sein.
Every company must be registered in the commercial register of its district.
'Handelsregister' (commercial register) is a technical term from the fields of business and law. It is mainly used when talking about the official registration of companies.
Der Anwalt prüft den aktuellen Auszug aus dem Handelsregister.
The lawyer checks the current extract from the commercial register.
Common phrases are 'im Handelsregister eingetragen sein' (to be entered in the commercial register; a state using the dative) and 'etwas ins Handelsregister eintragen lassen' (to have something entered in the commercial register; an action using the accusative).
Die GmbH ist seit letzter Woche im Handelsregister eingetragen.
The GmbH has been entered in the commercial register since last week.