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under-the-table

[uhn-der-thuh-tey-buhl] / ˈʌn dər ðəˈteɪ bəl /
























ADVERB
under the counter
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North Korea’s pre-Covid economy had increasingly centered on black markets selling goods smuggled from China or under-the-table local goods—and with it the rise of a “donju” merchant class who made their wealth outside state control.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

Her mother, Mirian, had recently left an under-the-table job at a Queens restaurant that paid just $500 for 84 hours of work each week.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2024

Pilot’s former CEO also extended the offer of under-the-table payments to at least 10 other executives in April, according to Berkshire’s filing.

From Washington Times Nov. 29, 2023

She cycled through seven under-the-table jobs - as a babysitter, housekeeper, waitress and construction worker - within the first year.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2023

Dr. Stables remarks on the unfairness of this under-the-table stabbing, when most probably the caterer is doing his best to please.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick




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