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}]

English Dictionary: aboveboard	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Par \Par\, n. [L. par, adj., equal. See {Peer} an equal.]       1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the             value expressed on the face or in the words of a             certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.          2. Equality of condition or circumstances.          {At par}, at the original price; neither at a discount nor at             a premium.          {Above par}, at a premium.          {Below par}, at a discount.          {On a par}, on a level; in the same condition, circumstances,             position, rank, etc.; as, their pretensions are on a par;             his ability is on a par with his ambition.          {Par of exchange}. See under {Exchange}.          {Par value}, nominal value; face value.
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.