across-the-board

across-the-board definition

☆ across·-the-board (-t̸hə bôrd′)

adjective

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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