Definitions for catchall

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Spelling: [kach-awl]

IPA: /ˈkætʃˌɔl/

Catchall is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 95 anagrams from letters in catchall (aacchllt).

Definitions for catchall

noun

1. a bag, basket, or other receptacle for odds and ends.
2. something that covers a wide variety of items or situations:

adjective

1. covering a wide variety of items or situations:

Origin of catchall

1830-40, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase catch all

Examples for catchall

Most of you in this Chamber didn't know what was in this catchall bill and report.

Kocurek said he was told he had been terminated “for cause,” a catchall term that allows dismissal for just about any reason.

An accusation of witchcraft is vague enough to serve as a kind of catchall for discontent.

The IMF's propensity to provide a "catchall" one-measure-fits-all panacea is nothing short of shortsighted and disastrous.

This department is a catchall for a lot of items, and it hides a lot of leaks and wastes in business.