Above-board
/əˈbʌvˌbɔɹd/ adj, adv
adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. not-comparable
"fair and aboveboard"
Adverb
- 1 Honestly; openly. not-comparable
Antonyms
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More examples"Nothing illegal about any of this to my knowledge. Indeed, this is the very above-board racket of running an independent political committee. Everyone does it. Left, right, center and none of the above. And anyway, why shouldn't a true pay-triot get paid?"
Etymology
From above + board (“table”). First attested in 1610. Said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamblers, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.