across the board

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a racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third
pertaining to all categories or things
Movement, up or down, in the stock market that affects nearly all stocks in the same direction That is, nearly all stocks are gainers (or losers)
Uniformly embracing or affecting all Support Staff employees
Movement or trend in the stock market that affects almost all stocks in all sectors to move in the same direction
applicable in all cases
affecting all concerned in an equal manner
including all; "we got a pay raise across the board"
Actuals Arbitrage Arbitration Assignment At the market At-the-money
including all; "we got a pay raise across the board
– A "board" being a week; a program or commercial announcement scheduled at the same time on successive days of the week
concerning everyone; having an affect on all categories; entirely
wide or comprehensive in scope or applicability

They recently made across-the-board changes to the benefits package.

across the board affecting everyone or everything in a situation or organization
broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T
Winner; "granted him wide powers
across the board

    Hyphenation

    a·cross the board

    Turkish pronunciation

    ıkrôs dhi bôrd

    Pronunciation

    /əˈkrôs ᴛʜē ˈbôrd/ /əˈkrɔːs ðiː ˈbɔːrd/

    Etymology

    [ &-'kros, chiefly dial ] (adverb.) 14th century. Originated with horse racing where an "across the board" bet was one which covered first, second and third on the betting "board."

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