green paper meaning

Noun: green paper
Usage: Brit, Cdn

1. A preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion

Derived forms: green papers

Type of: report, study, written report

Encyclopedia: Green paper

[American slang]
n. money; paper money.
• How much green you got on you?
• I have so much green stuff, I don't know what to do with it.

[Economics]
A UK government publication, intended to stimulate public discussion on an issue, without necessarily committing the government to legislation, or as to the lines this might take. This is contrasted with a white paper, which is a UK government publication generally intended as a prelude to legislation, and giving some indication of its likely form.

[Law]
See COMMAND PAPERS.

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1. everything was green paper and he wasn't having to pull out so soon.
2. green paper on equal opportunities for women and men 1993
3. it was a big box wrapped in green paper
4. green paper on housing subsidy to tenants of public housing
5. green paper : review of the political system of the hksar