reg
/rɛdʒ
/noun [usually in combination] British informal
A vehicle’s registration mark, especially the letter denoting the year of manufacture: a B-reg lorry...
- The Coast Guard assigns each commercial boat builder a three-letter identification code, which is followed by the boat's serial number, the date the boat was certified to meet manufacturing regs and its model year.
- The first BMW had alloy wheels, was X reg, and the last three letters of its license plate were WKK.
- In the meantime, if anyone is interested in purchasing a silver 1990 H reg VW Polo, then make me an reasonable offer (and when I say reasonable, I mean hard cash).
Origin
1960s: abbreviation.