aboveboard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite without concealment or deception; honest
    straightforward.
    • their business was open and aboveboard
    • straightforward in all his business affairs
  2. adverb in an honest manner
    honestly.
    • in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it
    • was known for dealing aboveboard in everything

WordNet


A*bove"board` adverb
Definitions
  1. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard." Burke. ✍ This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.

Webster 1913