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tran-SPAR-uh-nt/trænˈspærənt/

Transparent means easy to see through, or open and not hiding information: transparent glass; a transparent process; transparent fees. Opaque is an opposite. Clarity is a related noun. Do not call a secret deal transparent. Procurement and university fees: transparent pricing.

Meaning

Easy to see through; also open and not hiding information.

Examples

• “Fee structures should be transparent before students enrol.”
• “The panel was transparent about the scoring, which is the process sense.”

Good to know

transparent fees / process / government. Literal: transparent glass. Opposite: opaque / secretive. Noun: transparency. Public-life register.

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