Meaning of ABOVEBOARD
| Pronunciation: | | u'buv`bowrd
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- [adv] in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"
- [adj] without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
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| | Synonyms: | | honestly, straight, straightforward |
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| | Antonyms: | | deceitfully, dishonestly, venally | | |
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| | Definition: | | \A*bove"board`\, adv.
Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without
trick, concealment, or deception. ``Fair and aboveboard.''
--Burke.
Note: This expression is said by Johnson to have been
borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their
cards, put their hands under the table.
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| | Related Terms: | | artless, authentic, before one, bona fide, face to face, fair and square, forthright, foursquare, genuine, good-faith, in broad daylight, in open court, in plain sight, in plain view, in public, in public view, in the marketplace, in the open, ingenuous, on the level, on the square, on the table, on the up-and-up, open, open and aboveboard, openly, overtly, plain dealing, publicly, scrupulous, single-hearted, square, square-dealing, square-shooting, straight, straight-shooting, unsophisticated, up-and-up, veritable |
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