Meanings
noungreen book (plural green books)
plural green books
- governmentAny of various official reports of government affairs bound in green.
He says it has been a long battle: "I was engaging with UK government ministers, and they really didn't have much of an interest in investing heavily in Welsh Rail because there was this obsession with the Treasury Green Book.
2026 March 18, Christian Wolmar, “Wales sets example with long-term rail strategy”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 42
Cite this entry
APA
green book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20book
MLA
“green book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20book. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20book.
Source: green book on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.