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uniform, across the board, flat-rate
Applying the same standard, rate, or treatment to everything or everyone without distinction. Often used for pricing, policies, and regulations.
送料は一律五百円です。
Shipping is a flat rate of 500 yen.
全員に一律一万円のボーナスが支給された。
A uniform bonus of 10,000 yen was given to everyone.
一律に禁止するのではなく、状況に応じて判断すべきだ。
Rather than banning everything across the board, we should judge based on the situation.
一律 literally means "one rule" or "one standard" and describes applying the same treatment uniformly.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 一律〜円 (flat rate of ~ yen)
- 一律料金 (flat-rate fee)
- 一律に適用する (apply uniformly)
- 一律削減 (across-the-board cut)
- 一律禁止 (blanket ban)
- 一律支給 (uniform payment)
USAGE NOTES:
- Can carry a negative nuance when implying that individual circumstances are being ignored: 一律に扱う (treat everyone the same regardless of differences)
- Common in business, government policy, and pricing contexts
- The adverbial form 一律に is very frequent