Betekenis van transparency In het Nederlands

• 0 the characteristic of being easy to see through:

  • The old-fashioned type of plastic lacked transparency.

• 1 the quality of being done in an open way without secrets:

  • We want more transparency in government.

• 2 the quality of being easy to see through:

  • [ U ] This plastic has the transparency of glass.

  • [ C ] They used transparencies to show pages of the new book.

• 3 a situation in which business and financial activities are done in an open way without secrets, so that people can trust that they are fair and honest:

  • We need to strike balance between the need for transparency and respect for individual privacy.

  • Using personal accounts to conduct city business reduces the transparency of the public process.

  • The Treasury suggested a greater role for independent auditors to increase transparency and accountability.

  • Our goal is to make sure that union leaders operate with the utmost degree of transparency.

  • financial/market/corporate transparency

  • more/greater/improved transparency Consumer groups are backing demands for more transparency in car-hire pricing.

  • transparency in/on sth We need greater transparency in the market after last year's scandals.

  • a lack/shortage of transparency Concerns have been raised about a lack of transparency regarding the company's healthcare and pension liabilities.

  • promote/create/ensure transparency

• 4 a thin piece of clear plastic with writing or drawing on it that you can show on a wall or screen using an overhead projector:

  • colour transparencies