open door

See synonyms for: open dooropen doorsopendoor on Thesaurus.com

noun
  1. the policy of admitting people of all nationalities or ethnic groups to a country upon equal terms, as for immigration.

  2. the policy or practice of trading with all nations on an equal basis.

  1. admission or access; unrestricted opportunity: His experience had given him an open door to success in his field.

Origin of open door

1
First recorded in 1520–30

Other words from open door

  • open-door, adjective

Words Nearby open door

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use open door in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for open door

open door

noun
  1. a policy or practice by which a nation grants opportunities for trade to all other nations equally

  2. free and unrestricted admission

adjectiveopen-door
  1. open to all; accessible

  2. (in industrial relations) designating a policy of management being prepared to talk to workers in the office at any time

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012