Aboveboard : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Aboveboard	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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" Synonym(s): honestly, aboveboard Antonym(s): deceitfully, dishonestly, venally adj without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs" Synonym(s): aboveboard, straightforward
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aboveboard \A*bove"board`\, adv. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. [bd]Fair and aboveboard.[b8] --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.