First Known Use: 1594
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1aboveboard
adverb above·board \ə-ˈbəv-ˌbȯrd\
Definition of ABOVEBOARD
: in a straightforward manner : openly
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Origin of ABOVEBOARD
from the difficulty of cheating at cards when the hands are above the table
Rhymes with ABOVEBOARD
beaverboard, bottle gourd, centerboard, checkerboard, circuit board, clavichord, College Board, cutting board, daggerboard, disaccord, diving board, drawing board, emery board, fiberboard, fingerboard, free on board, gold record, harpsichord, leaderboard, mortarboard, motherboard, of record, overboard, overlord, paddleboard, paperboard, pinafored, plasterboard, pompadoured, room and board, running board, sandwich board, shoulder board, shuffleboard, silver cord, smorgasbord, sounding board, spinal cord, storyboard, sweep the board, tape-record, teeterboard, tetrachord, untoward, weatherboard
2aboveboard
adjective
: open, honest, and legal
Full Definition of ABOVEBOARD
: free from all traces of deceit or duplicity
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First Known Use of ABOVEBOARD
1648
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1aboveboard
adverb above·board \ə-ˈbəv-ˌbȯrd\
Definition of ABOVEBOARD for Kids
: in an honest open way <All business is done aboveboard.>
2aboveboard
adjective
Definition of ABOVEBOARD for Kids
: free from tricks and secrecy <an aboveboard sale>
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