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Meaning of "across the board" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACROSS THE BOARD

across the board  [əˈkrɒs ðə bɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACROSS THE BOARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Across the board is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ACROSS THE BOARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

across the board

Parimutuel betting

Parimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets. In some countries it is known as the Tote after the totalisator which calculates and displays bets already made. The parimutuel system is used in gambling on horse racing, greyhound racing, jai alai, and all sporting events of relatively short duration in which participants finish in a ranked order. A modified parimutuel system is also used in some lottery games. Betting on the Favorite, an 1870 engraving...

Definition of across the board in the English dictionary

The definition of across the board in the dictionary is in a way that affects all levels or classes equally.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACROSS THE BOARD


aboard
əˈbɔːd
abord
əˈbɔːd
billboard
ˈbɪlˌbɔːd
blackboard
ˈblækˌbɔːd
board
bɔːd
bored
bɔːd
cardboard
ˈkɑːdˌbɔːd
clipboard
ˈklɪpˌbɔːd
dashboard
ˈdæʃˌbɔːd
flipboard
ˈflɪpbɔːd
keyboard
ˈkiːˌbɔːd
leaderboard
ˈliːdəˌbɔːd
motherboard
ˈmʌðəˌbɔːd
onboard
ˌɒnbɔːd
outboard
ˈaʊtˌbɔːd
overboard
ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd
scoreboard
ˈskɔːˌbɔːd
skateboard
ˈskeɪtˌbɔːd
snowboard
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd
WebBoard
ˈwɛbˌbɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACROSS THE BOARD

acrophonetic
acrophonic
acrophony
acropolis
acrosomal
acrosome
acrosome reaction
acrospire
across
across country
across-the-board
acrostic
acrostical
acrostically
acroter
acroterial
acroterion
acroterium
acrotic
acrotism

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACROSS THE BOARD

across-the-board
bulletin board
circuit board
cupboard
executive board
free on board
go by the board
headboard
longboard
message board
on board
pinboard
school board
secretary to the board
sideboard
storyboard
surfboard
switchboard
take on board
wakeboard
whiteboard

Synonyms and antonyms of across the board in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «across the board» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACROSS THE BOARD

Find out the translation of across the board to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of across the board from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «across the board» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

全线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en todos los ámbitos
570 millions of speakers

English

across the board
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोर्ड के पार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبر المجلس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по всем направлениям
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em toda a linha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোর্ড জুড়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à travers le conseil d´administration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

secara menyeluruh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf der ganzen Linie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

全面的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전반적으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing papan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên bảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலகை முழுவதும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोर्ड ओलांडून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yönüyle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

su tutta la linea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w całej rozciągłości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

по всіх напрямках
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

peste bord
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε όλους τους τομείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oor die raad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

över hela linjen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

over hele linja
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of across the board

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACROSS THE BOARD»

The term «across the board» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.777 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACROSS THE BOARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about across the board

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10 QUOTES WITH «ACROSS THE BOARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word across the board.
1
James Bovard
As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board.
2
Steve Brown
We can get airplay all across the board, from CHR to Active rock.
3
Herman Cain
My approach to cutting spending as president, is to do a ten percent across the board cut of all federal agencies, and then ask each of my new agency heads to find another ten percent by drilling down. That's what you do in business to come up with approximately 20 percent cuts for the first fiscal year budget.
4
Morris Chestnut
Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing.
5
Cat Cora
The type of cuisine I do, especially after being on 'Iron Chef' for several years, is a lot of global cuisine. My strength has always been Mediterranean cuisine across the board from Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, but I think now I'm doing a lot of very different cuisines all the time.
6
Christopher Cross
I mean, it's pretty disillusioning for all of us right now, and we feel pretty helpless when Congress, their approval rating is thirteen percent, and across the board, whether you're a Democrat or a Republican, you sort of want to walk in and fire everybody.
7
Mike Davidson
I vertically center things in tables a lot, and the fact that there is no way to control vertical positioning in divs affects the way we do things across the board.
8
Jay Electronica
All my dreams are coming true all across the board for some reason.
9
Jennie Finch
Growing up, I looked up to major league baseball players, and now these young women have amazing, incredible women all across the board, from swimming to gymnastics to softball to basketball. It is incredible how far women have come and women in sports have come.
10
Jennie Finch
Growing up, I looked up to major league baseball players, and now these young women have amazing, incredible women all across the board, from swimming to gymnastics to softball to basketball.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACROSS THE BOARD»

Discover the use of across the board in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to across the board and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Across the Board: The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems
Across the Board is the definitive work on chessboard problems.
John J. Watkins, 2012
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Across the Board: The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems
Across the Board is the definitive work on chessboard problems.
John J. Watkins, 2011
3
Across the Board: The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems
Across the Board is the definitive work on chessboard problems.
John J. Watkins, 2004
4
Murder Across the Board: An Arlington County Mystery
Small town politics are always the same comfortably dull sandbox bickering-even when your small town is the gateway to the nation's capital.
Jane Barcroft, 2005
5
Aspects of the Syntax of (TP)-coordination, Across-the-Board ...
ABSTRACT In this dissertation I investigate aspects of the syntax of sentential coordination, Across-the-Board extraction, and Parasitic Gap constructions, as well as their implications for our understanding of the language faculty. I first argue ...
Gerardo Fernandez-Salgueiro, 2008
6
Ellipsis, Right Node Raising, and Across-The-Board Constructions
First, I review previous accounts of RNR---movement, phonological deletion, and multiple dominance---and provide arguments against them.
Seungwan Ha, 2008
7
West Across the Board
What are the elements of friendship that last a lifetime-the mysterious connection that can outlast great distances and long periods of separation to bring friends back together?
Andrew Jalbert, 2007
8
Tax Cuts: Issues and Analyses
Distributional issues have been central to the analysis of across-the-board tax cuts (although issues of growth and simplification are also of concern). Some plans have been described as primarily benefiting the middle class; some plans,  ...
James S. Larson, 2003
9
Maintaining Utility Services for the Poor: Policies and ...
By now most countries in Central Europe have abandoned across-the-board price subsidies, but this mechanism is still popular with governments in the former Soviet Union (although the difference between residential tariffs and costs has ...
‎2000
10
Across the Board: Building Academic Reading Skills
This series for beginning to high-intermediate learners offers robust comprehension activities that encourage students to access and interact with text and to develop reading and critical thinking skills.
Jean Zukowski/Faust, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACROSS THE BOARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term across the board is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bonds: Yields lower across the board ahead of Greferendum
Sovereign bonds in the industrialised world were higher across the board on Friday in a move that was interpreted by some observers as ... «DIGITALLOOK, Jul 15»
2
China shares jump despite Greek vote
The euro fell across the board after Greek voters overwhelmingly rejected the conditions of a bailout package from its creditors in a referendum, ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
New England Revolution's Jay Heaps frustrated after another loss …
New England Revolution's Jay Heaps frustrated after another loss: "Disappointed across the board”. July 4, 2015. Craig Forde. MLSsoccer.com ... «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»
4
Sunny Corner nursery at St Hilary rated 'outstanding' across the
Sunny Corner nursery at St Hilary rated 'outstanding' across the board by Ofsted inspectors. By cmjohnw | Posted: July 03, 2015. Sunny Corner Nursery. SHARE ... «The Cornishman, Jul 15»
5
Losses across the board for major hedge funds
David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital took the biggest hit — down 4.3 percent for the month and 3 percent for 2015. Photo: Reuters ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
6
Australia shares rise across the board, Greece concerns ease
... * Australian shares rise for third day. * Investors thinking long-term about Greece -analyst (Adds analysis, quotes, stocks on the move). «Reuters, Jul 15»
7
Competition for Top Talent Increasing Across the Board
Almost three in 10 in-house and outside counsel plan to hire in the second half of this year, according to a new survey. The Robert Half Legal ... «Bloomberg Big Law Business, Jul 15»
8
Tanzania raises fuel prices across the board in latest review
Tanzania's energy regulator on Wednesday raised the maximum retail prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene for July citing higher international ... «The Africa Report, Jul 15»
9
IT Spending Falls Across the Board, Gartner Report Projects
Spending is expected to fall across the board, from data center systems to devices, spending on which is projected to fall 5.7 percent. «eWeek, Jun 15»
10
Lester Holt's Debut as Anchor of NBC NEWS Delivers Across-the
Versus the same week last season, Nightly was up across the board in total viewers (+1%, or +91,000), A18-49 viewers (+2%, or +31,000), and ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»

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