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Across-the-board

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Adjective

1. across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide

broad in scope or content

Example Sentences:
'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'
'granted him wide powers'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Across-the-board

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adverb
in a way that affects all levels or classes equally
I think teachers should be paid more across the board, rather than singling out any one group.
Major retailers are cutting prices across the board.
adjective
1. 
(of salary increases, taxation cuts, etc) affecting all levels or classes equally
2. horse racing the US term for each way

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Across-the-board

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adjective
1.  Horse Racing
combining win, place, and show, as a bet
2. 
including or affecting all classes or groups
see across-the-board

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Across-the-board

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adj.
1. Including or applying to all categories or members: an across-the-board pay hike; an across-the-board ruling.
2. Of or being a racing wager whereby equal amounts are bet on the same contestant to win, place, and show.

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