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above-board
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
above-board
Over the deck; a term used for open fair dealing, without artifice or trick.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of above-board in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of above-board in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of above-board in a Sentence
But everything has died down now and it is all above board.
My personal email use was fully above board.
If this was all so above-board and not problematic in any way, why did the National Security Council coming out of this meeting feel it was necessary to contact the CIA director and the director of the National Security Agency to give them a heads' up on what Trump had just told the Russians?
Industries and governments across the world engage in an array of efforts to defend their national interests. In MPOC's case, however, we ensure that all such activities are above board and are in accord with local rules and regulations governing such engagements.
But I do not see a problem if the hunting is done in a proper, ethical and above-board manner.
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