What does across-the-board mean?
Across-the-board means wide or comprehensive in scope or applicability..
Across-the-board
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
wide or comprehensive in scope or applicability..
Definitions by Sense
- wide or comprehensive in scope or applicability.
- (television) Aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays).
Example Sentences
They recently made across-the-board changes to the benefits package.
Added to these woes was the Treasury's demands for across-the-board train operator cost-cutting of broadly 10%. Passenger rail's slow, patchy and fragile recovery had the stuffing knocked out of it once more.
Former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance continue to falsely describe how one of their major policy proposals, across-the-board tariffs, would work.
ABC-TV this week put into effect its long anticipated plans to move into daytime programming in a bigger way by opening up its 4-5 across-the-board strip. The web is using its "Mickey Mouse Club," which is stoutly anchored in the 5-6 p.m. slot, as a backing up point for its afternoon expansion.
Synonyms for across-the-board
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for across-the-board?
Common synonyms include exhaustive, thorough, comprehensive, broad.
What is the opposite of across-the-board?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use across-the-board in a sentence?
They recently made across-the-board changes to the benefits package.
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