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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. without concealment or deception; honest;
- Example: "their business was open and aboveboard"
- Example: "straightforward in all his business affairs"
[syn: aboveboard, straightforward]


ADVERB (1)

1. in an honest manner;
- Example: "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"
- Example: "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"
[syn: honestly, aboveboard]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aboveboard \A*bove"board`\, adv.
   Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without
   trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard."
   --Burke.
   [1913 Webster]

   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.
         [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aboveboard
    adv 1: in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is
           willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard
           in everything" [syn: honestly, aboveboard] [ant:
           deceitfully, dishonestly, venally]
    adj 1: without concealment or deception; honest; "their business
           was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his
           business affairs" [syn: aboveboard, straightforward]