1
: placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows
an across-the-board racing bet
2
: embracing or affecting all classes or categories : blanket
an across-the-board price increase

Examples of across-the-board in a Sentence

an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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Such factors matter on the margins and among specific demographic groups, but Harris received a decisive, across-the-board rebuke. Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024 But Trump is also proposing across-the-board tariffs on all imports, a plan that would effectively act as a sales tax on American consumers. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024 Trump has threatened to impose additional across-the-board tariffs of 10% on European products, which could put a strain on the bloc’s exporters and, according to data from Goldman Sachs, weaken the euro by as much as 10%. Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 But that will be hard to do when Mr. Trump is threatening across-the-board 10% to 20% tariffs on all imports, including those from Europe. Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for across-the-board 

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of across-the-board was in 1945

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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across-the-board. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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