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under-the-table

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
























ADVERB
under the counter
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We were not asking for a discount or proposing any kind of under-the-table deal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

Others have questioned how common such under-the-table payments might be, since there are no disclosure requirements for paid content at the federal level and few jurisdictions have any rules mandating it.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

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

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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