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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

Its lawyers coined the term “student-athlete” in the 1950s, but since under-the-table payments still existed it was offered with a cynical wink.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 29, 2023

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

The revelations caused a huge scandal and inspired mammoth state probes into the scale of under-the-table lobbying in Irish politics.

From Seattle Times Nov. 19, 2023

They were not more than four or five inches thick, but that is the ideal height for an under-the-table cushion.

From The House in Good Taste by Elsie de Wolfe




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