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across-the-board — Ⅰ. across the board UK US adjective [usually before noun] ► involving everyone or everything in a company, situation, group, etc.: an across the board cut/decline/reduction »This economic plan calls for a 15% across the board cut in personal… … Financial and business terms
across the board — {adv. phr.} 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third. * /I bet $6 on the white horse across the board./ Often used with hyphens as an adjective. * /I made an across the board bet on the… … Dictionary of American idioms
across the board — {adv. phr.} 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third. * /I bet $6 on the white horse across the board./ Often used with hyphens as an adjective. * /I made an across the board bet on the… … Dictionary of American idioms
across-the-board — adj. 1. broad in scope or content {limited, exclusive} Syn: all embracing, all inclusive, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
across the board — If something applies to everybody, it applies across the board … The small dictionary of idiomes
across-the-board — across′ the board′ adj. 1) applying to all employees, members, groups, or categories; general: an across the board pay increase[/ex] 2) gam (of a bet in a horse race) covering win, place, and show • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
across the board — ► across the board applying to all. Main Entry: ↑across … English terms dictionary
across-the-board — across* the board [ə krɔsȓə bɔ:d] <engl. ; eigtl. »pauschal«> an fünf aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen zur gleichen Zeit gesendet (von Werbesendungen in Funk u. Fernsehen) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
across-the-board — [adj] all all inclusive, blanket, complete, comprehensive, everything, sweeping, total; concepts 513,772 … New thesaurus
across the board — All the months of a particular futures contract or futures option contract, for example, if all the copper contracts open limit up, they were limit up across the board. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary Movement or trend in the stock market that … Financial and business terms
across\ the\ board — adv. phr. 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third. I bet $6 on the white horse across the board. Often used with hyphens as an adjective. I made an across the board bet on the white… … Словарь американских идиом
