Plain vanilla

Plain vanilla is an adjective describing the simplest version of something without any optional extras, basic or ordinary,^[1] in analogy with the common ice cream flavour vanilla, which became widely and cheaply available with the development of artificial vanillin flavour.^[2] (There is also plain ice cream without vanilla or any other flavouring, but vanilla has come to be considered basic.)

Certain financial instruments, such as put or call options, are often termed plain vanilla options, as opposed to exotic options.^[3]

References

↑ "plain vanilla". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins.
↑ Hilden, Katri; Robinson, Tim; Currie, Lee; Hutchinson, Emma (2006). Iced: 180 Very Cool Concoctions. Murdoch Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-74045-818-4. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2013. Vanilla has become a synonymous with 'plain'- perhaps most vanilla ice cream is flavoured with fake vanilla extract
↑ Dhir, Rajeev (26 January 2025), What Does Plain Vanilla Mean? Definition in Finance, Investopedia

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[1] "plain vanilla". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins.

[2] Hilden, Katri; Robinson, Tim; Currie, Lee; Hutchinson, Emma (2006). Iced: 180 Very Cool Concoctions. Murdoch Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-74045-818-4. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2013. Vanilla has become a synonymous with 'plain'- perhaps most vanilla ice cream is flavoured with fake vanilla extract

[3] Dhir, Rajeev (26 January 2025), What Does Plain Vanilla Mean? Definition in Finance, Investopedia

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