white paper

white pa·per

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt pey-per]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈpeɪ pər/
- /waɪt ˈpeɪpə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt pey-per]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈpeɪ pər/

Definitions of white paper words

noun white paper paper bleached white. 1
noun white paper an official governmental report. 1
noun white paper an authoritative report issued by any organization: The TV network presented its white paper on news coverage of major crimes. 1
noun white paper an official British government publication on a specific subject prepared by a committee and presented to the House of Commons, usually reporting results of a recent investigation or summarizing policy. 1
countable noun white paper In Britain, Australia, Canada, and some other countries, a White Paper is an official report which describes the policy of the Government on a particular subject. 0
noun white paper an official government report in any of a number of countries, including Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, which sets out the government's policy on a matter that is or will come before Parliament 0

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Origin of white paper

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70

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Parts of speech for White paper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of White paper

white paper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

white paper usage trend in Literature

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