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aboveboard
a·bove·board A0021700 (ə-bŭv′bôrd′)adv. & adj. Without deceit or trickery; straightforward.
[Originally a gambling term referring to the fact that a gambler whose hands were above the board or gaming table could not engage in trickery, such as changing cards, below the table.]a•bove•board (əˈbʌvˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)
adv., adj. without tricks, concealment, or disguise; in the open. [1610–20] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  aboveboard - without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"straightforwardsquare, straight - characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal" | | Adv. | 1. |  aboveboard - in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"honestly |
Translationsaboveboard
open and aboveboardFully visible to public scrutiny; completely and openly honest or legitimate. Though some regulators have expressed concern over the merger of the two multinationals, everything about the deal has been open and aboveboard.See also: aboveboard, and, openbe above boardTo be legitimate, honest, and/or legal. I expected that big company to try to take advantage of us, but so far all of their dealings with us have been above board. I think these documents are above board, Tom—go ahead and process them.See also: above, boardhonest and aboveboardFully visible to public scrutiny; completely and openly honest or legitimate. Though some regulators have expressed concern over the merger of the two multinationals, everything about the deal has been honest and aboveboard.See also: aboveboard, and, honestaboveboardin the open; visible to the public; honest. Don't keep it a secret. Let's make certain that everything is aboveboard.honest and aboveboard and open and aboveboardFig. in the open; visible to the public; honest. Don't keep it a secret. Let's make sure that everything is honest and aboveboard. You can do whatever you wish, as long as you keep it honest and aboveboard. The inspector had to make sure that everything was open and aboveboard.See also: aboveboard, and, honestopen and aboveboardAlso, honest and aboveboard. Candid and fair, without deceit or trickery, as in I'll join you, but only if everything remains open and aboveboard. Both versions of this expression are redundancies, since they use open and aboveboard in the sense of "honest." The latter word, dating from the early 1600s, comes from gambling and alludes to the fact that card players who do not keep their hands on the table (board) may be suspected of changing their cards under the table. See also: aboveboard, and, openopen and aboveboardHonest and fair. This term comes from the rule that players, when dealing cards, must keep their hands above the board (i.e., table). Presumably when they put their hands under the table they could be changing their own cards. The expression appeared in print as early as 1608, in Joseph Hall’s Virtues and Vices: “All his dealings are square, and aboue the board.” It has been so used ever since.See also: aboveboard, and, openaboveboard
Synonyms for aboveboardadj without concealment or deceptionSynonymsRelated Wordsadv in an honest mannerSynonyms |