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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

across-the-board Synonyms

across-the-board

modif.

general, universal, blanket, affecting everyone; see general 1.

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.