Definitions of across-the-board [əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒs]
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1. (adj.) across-the-board
applying to all employees, members, groups, or categories; general:
an across-the-board pay increase.
2. across-the-board
(of a bet in a horse race) covering win, place, and show.
Etymology: (1940–45)
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1. (adverb) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
2. (adverb) across the board
including all
"we got a pay raise across the board"
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