green slip
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.22 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A portion of Crown land remaining unalienated due to a size discrepancy between the land survey and the actual division.
Australian usage; Obsolete
noun
A certificate of third party personal liability insurance, required in order to register a motor vehicle.
Australian usage
Example Sentences
- "[…]we may smile at the indignation about the assistant surveyors and the green slips of South Australia."
- "Police Preventive Stations at […] 11. The Reed-beds, Green-slip, near to section 448, district A."
- "After the best sections had been chosen, the rejected ones had to be cut up into 80-acre sections, and green slips as they were called ; and then the 80-acre land orders might be exercised."
- "Every car in Australia must be registered. Payment for this includes car tax and requires a minimum of third-party insurance. This type of insurance is called the Green Slip, or compulsory third party (CTP) insurance."
- "In New South Wales you must get an endorsed Compulsory Third Party Certificate (Green Slip) from an insurance company to be able to register your vehicle."
- "In some states, a minimum form of car insurance is compulsory when you register a car. This Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance (also known as a green slip), insures you or anyone in your vehicle against personal injury caused by your driving. CTP does not cover damage to vehicles."