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aboveboard

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aboveboard /əˈbʌvˌboɚd/ adjective
aboveboard
/əˈbʌvˌboɚd/
adjective
Learner's definition of ABOVEBOARD
[more aboveboard; most aboveboard]
: open, honest, and legal光明正大的；开诚布公的
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aboveboard

1 of 2

adverb

above·​board ə-ˈbəv-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce aboveboard (audio)
: in a straightforward manner : openly

aboveboard

2 of 2

adjective

: free from all traces of deceit or duplicity

Example Sentences

Adjective The committee tried to be fair and aboveboard in its hiring. an aboveboard and responsible proposal She acted in a completely open and aboveboard way.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
But now that going legal is an option, legacy businesses like Buddy’s are being watched over by officials who hope to see the entire industry move aboveboard. New York Times, 11 May 2022 Live bands already perform at Catonsville establishments, and the bill will bring current practices aboveboard. Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, 8 Oct. 2019 Nearly a century later, Morris’s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business—but aboveboard, as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2019 Nearly a century later, Morris’s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business—but aboveboard, as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2019 Nearly a century later, Morris’s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business—but aboveboard, as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2019 Nearly a century later, Morris’s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business—but aboveboard, as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2019 Nearly a century later, Morris’s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business—but aboveboard, as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2019 Nearly a century later, Morris’s great-nephew Kevin is also in the beverage business—but aboveboard, as the owner of Loma Brewing Company in Northern California. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2019
Adjective
Far from being eradicated, the black market is booming in plain sight, luring customers away from aboveboard retailers with their cheaper — if untested and unregulated — product. Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Nevertheless, questions remain about how public officials and regulators will ensure everyone from the company’s top investors to the subcontractor who paves the parking lot is aboveboard. Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2022 Few of the family’s other aboveboard ventures have worked out. New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021 Spur someone to constructive action by being direct and aboveboard. Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2021 Surely, everything happening behind the scenes in the act of crafting self-driving cars is completely aboveboard and hunky-dory. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 June 2021 That type of crime-solving approach would be an aboveboard use of self-driving cars as an aid in crimefighting. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 June 2021 Assume that self-driving cars will potentially be explicitly programmed with such a capability and are aiming to be used when the driving situation is aboveboard for the use of brake checking. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 May 2021 His defense lawyers maintained the transactions were all aboveboard. Kim Chandler, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

above entry 2 + board entry 1; from the difficulty of cheating at cards when the hands are above the table

First Known Use

Adverb

1594, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aboveboard was in 1594
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