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Definitions for: Aboveboard [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"
Webster (1913) 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.
Synonyms: honestly, straight, straightforward
Antonyms: deceitfully, dishonestly, venally
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