"across the board" meaning in All languages combined

See across the board on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-across the board.ogg
Etymology: Originated with horse racing, where an "across the board" bet was one which covered first, second and third on the betting board. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} across the board, {{en-PP}} across the board
  1. (idiomatic) Pertaining to all categories or things. Tags: idiomatic Translations (pertaining to all categories or things): kaikenkattava (Finnish), kautta laidan (Finnish), kauttaaltaan (Finnish), généralisé (French), répandu (French), tous azimuts (French), általános (Hungarian), teljes körű (Hungarian), we wszystkich dziedzinach (Polish), bez wyjątku (Polish), powszechny [masculine] (Polish), generalizado (Portuguese), по всем направле́ниям (po vsem napravlénijam) (Russian), всеобщий (vseobščij) (Russian), över hela linjen (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-across_the_board-en-prep_phrase-vGpPJgLZ Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 34 42 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to all categories or things': 97 2 1
  2. (gambling) Having an equal amount staked on a competitor placing first, second, or third. Categories (topical): Betting
    Sense id: en-across_the_board-en-prep_phrase-W5AHKPYR Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 34 42 Topics: gambling, games
  3. (chess) Of a move or sequence of play, made in response to developments occurring in the game, as opposed to pre-planned or according to theory. Categories (topical): Chess Synonyms: across-the-board
    Sense id: en-across_the_board-en-prep_phrase-mB4cZQVl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 31 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 30 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 36 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 28 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 29 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 26 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 29 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 34 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 25 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 25 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 29 46 Topics: board-games, chess, games
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pertaining to all categories or things",
      "word": "kaikenkattava"
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      "word": "kauttaaltaan"
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      "word": "répandu"
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