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Definition of Across the board
1. Adverb. Including all. "We got a pay raise across the board"
Definition of Across the board
1. Adjective. (idiomatic) pertaining to all categories or things ¹
2. Adjective. a racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Across The Board
Literary usage of Across the board
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010 by Jong-on Hahm, Alex Ommaya (2006)
"The Clinical Research Workforce: Across-the-Board Challenges Over the past two
decades policy makers, researchers, and others have consistently expressed ..."
2. Farm Shop Work: Practical Manual Training by George Marshall Brace, Dexter Dwight Mayne (1915)
"From c measure 7" to d and square across the board to e. Scribe a line from c to e.
... to g and scribe a line about halfway across the board. ..."
3. Contracting for Managed Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: A Guide by Stephen Moss (2000)
"However, such across-the-board limitations are not allowed in the case of children,
... The State must decide what across-the-board limits are permitted on ..."
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