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aboveboard

[ uh-buhv-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ əˈbʌvˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
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adverb, adjective
in open sight; without tricks, concealment, or disguise: Their actions are open and aboveboard.
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Origin of aboveboard

1610–20; above + board; so called from the requirement of keeping the hands above the table or board in order to discourage possible cheating at cards
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Words related to aboveboard

trustworthy, truthful, honestly, forthright, frank, honest, open, overt, right on, square, straight, straightforward, straight from shoulder, true, up front, veracious, frankly, on the up and up, openly, overtly

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British Dictionary definitions for aboveboard

above board
adjective, adverb (aboveboard when prenominal)
in the open; without dishonesty, concealment, or fraud
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Other Idioms and Phrases with aboveboard

aboveboard

see open and aboveboard.

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