Catchall
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Catchall is a noun meaning Alternative form of catch-all.
Meaning
Alternative form of catch-all.
Example Sentences
STORAGE boxes -- catchalls for flotsam, jetsam, whatnots and thingamajigs -- are gaining new interest as decorative objects for the home.
Lawmakers tacked on a $1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages of other end-of-session business in a massive bundle of bipartisan legislation as Capitol Hill prepared to close the books on the year. The bill goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, which is expected in the coming days.
Word Forms
- catchalls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pejorative, misnomer, mishmash, descriptor, pigeonholed, term.
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