across-the-board

US: (ə krôs′ᵺə bôrd′, -bōrd′, ə kros′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

aˈcross-the-ˈboard,  adj. 

1. applying to all inclusively;
   general:
   an across-the-board pay increase.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•cross-the-board  (ə krôs′ᵺə bôrd′, -bōrd′, ə kros′-), adj. 

1. applying to all employees, members, groups, or categories;
   general:
   The across-the-board pay increase means a raise for all employees.
2. Games (of a bet) covering all possibilities of winning on a given result, esp. by placing a combination bet on one horse in a race for win, place, and show.

• 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

across-the-board adjective

1. (of salary increases, taxation cuts, etc) affecting all levels or classes equally