HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › catch-all
← Back to search

Meaning of catch-all | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any place or repository where things are placed indiscriminately or without careful thought.
  2. Ellipsis of catch-all term.
    abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, ellipsis

Equivalents

Deutsch Auffangbecken Sammel- Sammelbecken Sammelbegriff (catchall phrase oder term) Sammelplatz
Español comodín factótum
Suomi kaikenkattava yleinen yleiskäsite
Français attrape-tout catch-all fourre-tout
Polski wytrych

Examples

“If you're not careful, the entrance table will quickly become a catch-all for things that come in the door.”
“The category was a catch-all for items that were not filed elsewhere.”
“Cancer is a catch-all term that encompasses a wide variety of diseases.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

catch-all party catch-all phrase catch-all term catch-all word catch-allism catch-basin

Learn this word in context

See catch-all used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free