across the board
/əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd/
adjective
- Including or affecting everyone or everything equally; universal.
- There was an across-the-board increase in test scores this year.
- The new policy requires an across-the-board cut in spending.
- The company announced an across-the-board pay raise for all employees.
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adverb
- In a way that applies to everyone or everything equally.
- The rules were applied across-the-board to all students.
- The changes will be implemented across-the-board starting next month.
- Prices were reduced across-the-board during the sale.