across-the-board
across-the-board
Definition
☆ across·-the-board (-t̸hə bôrd′)
adjective
- Horse Racing combining win, place, and show, as a bet
- including or affecting all classes or groups
across-the-board
Synonyms
across-the-board Finance Definition
An
action or event that affects a market or a group of people in the same way. For
instance, stocks may be rising across-the-board or a pay cut may be made
across-the-board.
across-the-board
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- reduction: The Government does not intend to set a target for an across-the-board reduction in plant protection product use.
- cut: That's not an opening for across-the-board editorial budget cuts by an accountant holding the whip hand.
- improvement: The operation posted across-the-board improvements and is well placed to make a key contribution to the company's future success.
- increase: Following widespread concern with the 'forced ranking ' process, the negotiating team wants to see a substantial across-the-board pay increase for 2006.
- approach: Putting an arbitrary restriction on eligible assets, rather than considering each sector, is an across-the-board approach.
- restriction: Across-the-board restrictions, which limit the activity of foreign investors in all service sectors in a country, are clear EU targets.
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