across-the-board

[ uh-kraws-th uh-bawrd, -bohrd, uh-kros- ]

/ əˈkrɔs ðəˈbɔrd, -ˈboʊrd, əˈkrɒs- /

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adjective

applying to all employees, members, groups, or categories; general: The across-the-board pay increase means a raise for all employees.

(of a bet) covering all possibilities of winning on a given result, especially by placing a combination bet on one horse in a race for win, place, and show.

Origin of across-the-board

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby across-the-board

acrosome, acrospire, acrospore, across, across the board, across-the-board, acrostic, acroter, acroterion, acroterium, acrotism

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An aura of impotence has consumed the government, as deep, across-the-board cuts everyone says they oppose set in.

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As a result, across-the-board spending cuts are likely to cut quite deep.

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Together, we passed the first across-the-board tax reduction for everyone since the Kennedy tax cuts.

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British Dictionary definitions for across-the-board

across-the-board

adjective

(of salary increases, taxation cuts, etc) affecting all levels or classes equally

horse racing the US term for each way

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