- without frills
- no frills or without frills(in a manner, form, etc which is) straightforward, clear, without posturing, with no superfluous additions, etc• • •Main Entry: ↑frill
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no frills — or without frills (in a manner, form, etc which is) straightforward, clear, without posturing, with no superfluous additions, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑frill * * * no frills phrase used for referring to something that is good enough but has no… … Useful english dictionary
no-frills — without unnecessary additions or luxuries We just booked a no frills motel room in Toronto … English idioms
no-frills — Without any extra features. See also vanilla model. ► “Air travelers on the new no frills EuroBelgian Airlines Express will get no meals, no newspapers, and no connecting flights.” (Business Week, Nov. 28, 1994, p. 72) … American business jargon
No frills — This article is about the marketing concept. For other uses, see No frills (disambiguation). No frills or no frills is a term used to describe any service or product for which the non essential features have been removed to keep the price low.… … Wikipedia
no-frills — (adj.) 1957, from NO (Cf. no) + FRILLS (Cf. frills). The expression no thrills meaning without extra flourishes or ornamentation is in use from 1870s; the original notion probably is of plain clothing. Man with no frills (American) a plain person … Etymology dictionary
no-frills — /ˈnoʊ frɪlz/ (say noh frilz) adjective 1. having few, if any, additional luxuries or benefits which impose extra cost: a no frills airline service. 2. (of retail goods) without elaborate packaging and without expensive advertising, hence sold at… …
no-frills — ˈno frills adjective [only before a noun] MARKETING no frills products or services are very basic and cheap: • a bill requiring banks in the state to offer low cost, no frills checking accounts • It went from being a no frills discount carrier to … Financial and business terms
no-frills — /noh frilz /, adj. 1. providing or including basic services and necessities without any additional features or amenities: Food and beverages are not covered by the low no frills air fare. 2. no name. 3. unadorned; simple; plain; spare: a… … Universalium
no frills — adjective basic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy He rented a no frills apartment and cooked his own meals … Wiktionary
frill — [[t]frɪ̱l[/t]] frills 1) N COUNT A frill is a long narrow strip of cloth or paper with many folds in it, which is attached to something as a decoration. ...net curtains with frills. 2) N COUNT: usu with brd neg, usu pl (approval) If you describe… … English dictionary
