Australian English dictionary

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• rego

  noun

  Vehicle registration.

  My car rego is due next month.

• rello

  noun

  A relative (informal).

  The rellos are coming for Christmas.

• rent arrears

  noun

  Rent that remains unpaid after its due date.

  The agent contacted the tenant about rent arrears.

• rent bidding

  noun

  Offering more rent than advertised to win a property; restricted or banned in some states.

  Rent bidding is banned in some states.

• rent in advance

  noun

  Rent paid before the period it covers, often two to four weeks at the start of a lease.

  You need two weeks' rent in advance plus the bond.

• rent increase

  noun

  An increase in the amount of rent payable, subject to local rules.

  The tenant received notice of a rent increase.

• rental application

  noun

  A form you complete to apply to rent a property.

  Submit your rental application with ID and payslips.

• rental bond

  noun

  Money held as security under a residential tenancy.

  Keep the receipt for your rental bond.

• rental ledger

  noun

  A record of rental payments made during a tenancy.

  The agent emailed the rental ledger.

• rental reference

  noun

  A statement from a previous landlord or agent about how reliable you were as a tenant.

  Ask your old agent for a rental reference.

• repeat prescription

  noun

  A prescription that allows you to get the same medicine more than once.

  My script includes two repeat prescriptions.

• reserve price

  noun

  The minimum amount a seller will accept at an auction, subject to applicable rules.

  The bidding had not reached the reserve price.

• Resident Return Visa

  noun

  A visa that lets former and current permanent residents travel and return to Australia as residents.

  He applied for a Resident Return Visa before travelling overseas.

• resignation

  noun

  Formally leaving your job by your own choice.

  He handed in his resignation with two weeks' notice.

• resume

  noun

  A document summarising your work history, skills and education (also called a CV).

  Keep your resume to two or three pages.

• return to work plan

  noun

  A plan that helps an injured worker go back to work safely.

  Her doctor helped prepare a return to work plan.

• rideshare

  noun

  A service where you book a ride in a private car through an app.

  We took a rideshare home from the airport.

• right to disconnect

  noun

  An employee's right to refuse to read or respond to work contact outside working hours, unless refusing is unreasonable.

  The right to disconnect means you can ignore non-urgent emails at night.

• rip current

  noun

  A strong current of water flowing away from the shore that can carry swimmers out to sea.

  The lifesaver pointed out the rip current.

• ripper

  adjective

  Excellent or very good in informal speech.

  We had a ripper weekend on the coast.

• roadhouse

  noun

  A remote roadside stop selling fuel, food or accommodation.

  We filled up at the next roadhouse.

• roadside assistance

  noun

  A service that helps drivers whose car breaks down, for example with a flat battery.

  I called roadside assistance when the battery died.

• roadworthy certificate

  noun

  A certificate showing a vehicle meets specified roadworthiness requirements.

  The seller organised a roadworthy certificate.

• rockmelon

  noun

  The Australian term for the fruit often called cantaloupe.

  We sliced rockmelon for breakfast.

• roo

  noun

  An informal shortened form of kangaroo.

  A roo hopped across the paddock.