to be simple and straightforward

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• Simple commodity production — (also known as petty commodity production ; the German original word is einfache Warenproduktion ) is a term coined by Frederick Engels to describe productive activities under the conditions of what Marx had called the simple exchange of… …   Wikipedia

• straightforward — 01. I didn t need any help. The instructions were pretty [straightforward]. 02. The solution to our money problems seems [straightforward] to me. If we lower our prices, we will sell more product, and increase our profits. 03. We need to let… …   Grammatical examples in English

• straightforward — straight|for|ward S3 [ˌstreıtˈfo:wəd US ˈfo:rwərd] adj 1.) simple and easy to understand ≠ ↑complicated relatively/quite/fairly straightforward ▪ Installing the program is relatively straightforward. ▪ This area of law is far from straightforward …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Simple algebra — In mathematics, specifically in ring theory, an algebra is simple if it contains no non trivial two sided ideals and the set { ab | a , b are elements of the algebra} ne; {0}.The second condition in the definition precludes the following… …   Wikipedia

• straightforward — adjective 1 honest about your feelings or opinions and not hiding anything: Jack is tough, but always straightforward and fair. 2 simple and easy to understand: The system itself is perfectly straightforward. 3 (only before noun) not limited by… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Simple — Sim ple, a. [Compar. {Simpler}; superl. {Simplest}.] [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one to each,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Simple contract — Simple Sim ple, a. [Compar. {Simpler}; superl. {Simplest}.] [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Simple equation — Simple Sim ple, a. [Compar. {Simpler}; superl. {Simplest}.] [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Simple eye — Simple Sim ple, a. [Compar. {Simpler}; superl. {Simplest}.] [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Simple interest — Simple Sim ple, a. [Compar. {Simpler}; superl. {Simplest}.] [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Simple larceny — Simple Sim ple, a. [Compar. {Simpler}; superl. {Simplest}.] [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English