Enrolment: Definition, Usage & Common Mistakes

Meaning 1：registration process (enrolment)

enrolment 🔊

/ɪnˈrəʊlmənt/

the official process of signing up to become a member of a school, course, or program.

Enrolment definition illustrated by a student completing an online course registration form on a laptop.

registration process 🔊

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/ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən ˈprəʊsɛs/

The official procedure of signing up or registering for a school, course, or program.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'en-' (into) and 'roll' (list), meaning to enter into a list.

💡 Mnemonic

Think ENROLMENT as ENTERing a ROLL for an EVENT to remember signing up.

📖 Example

Enrolment for the new semester's online courses is now open on the university website. 🔊 Enrolment for the new semester's online courses is now open on the university website.

🔗 Collocations

student enrolment – The process of students signing up for courses or programs.

course enrolment – The registration for specific courses.

enrolment period – The time frame during which registration is open.

🔄 Synonyms

registration (n.) – The act of enrolling or recording.

enrollment (n.) – Alternative spelling, especially in American English, meaning the same as enrolment.

matriculation (n.) – Formal admission to a college or university.

🚫 Antonyms

withdrawal (n.) – The act of removing oneself from a course or program.

cancellation (n.) – The termination of enrolment.

🌱 Derivatives

enrol (v.) – To sign up or register.

enrolled (adj.) – Having signed up or registered.

enrollee (n.) – A person who is enrolled.

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Medieval Latin 'enrotulare', meaning 'to enter in a roll'. Historically used for official records. Now common in educational and administrative contexts for registration.