catchall

[ kach-awl ]

/ ˈkætʃˌɔl /

a bag, basket, or other receptacle for odds and ends.

something that covers a wide variety of items or situations: The list is just a catchall of things I want to see or do on vacation.

covering a wide variety of items or situations: The anthology is a catchall collection.

Origin of catchall

1830–40, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase catch all

Kocurek said he was told he had been terminated “for cause,” a catchall term that allows dismissal for just about any reason.

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An accusation of witchcraft is vague enough to serve as a kind of catchall for discontent.

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This department is a catchall for a lot of items, and it hides a lot of leaks and wastes in business.

Dollars and Sense |Col. Wm. C. Hunter
The IMF's propensity to provide a "catchall" one-measure-fits-all panacea is nothing short of shortsighted and disastrous.

After the Rain |Sam Vaknin

Most of you in this Chamber didn't know what was in this catchall bill and report.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various