English-German translations for catch-all

• Auffangbecken das
  Es ist wichtig, dass das Thema der sozialen Verantwortung der Unternehmen nicht als ein Auffangbecken für alles das angesehen wird, was sich jeder unter besserer Unternehmensarbeit vorstellt. It is important that CSR, as a subject, should not be seen as a catch-all for everything that everyone wants businesses to do better.
• Sammel-
• Sammelbecken das
• Sammelbegriff der
• Sammelbegriff (''catchall phrase'' oder ''term'')
• Sammelplatz der

Definition of catch-all

• Any place or repository where things are placed indiscriminately or without careful thought

Examples

• If youre 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.

Related words

• Catch-22
• catch-22
• catch-as-catch-can
• catch-up
• catch-and-release