under-the-table
adjective
un·der-the-ta·ble
ˈən-dər-ṯẖə-ˈtā-bəl 
: covert and usually unlawful
under-the-table payoffs
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The old days of under-the-table cash payments to high school stars or secret gifts to their parents were over.
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David Waldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
As the countdown to the finale begins, Abbott Elementary returns to its central plot arc of the season as the repercussions of the under-the-table deal with Girard Creek and their slippery lawyer Miles reach an apex.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
The under-the-table payments at the center of the case, which involved sums of up to $100,000, now seem trivial in comparison to the rapidly escalating figures involved in today’s NIL economy.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The slimy ne’er-do-well Timo (Steven Yeun), who roped Mickey into the loan-shark snafu and had the same idea to run away into space, can’t stop making under-the-table deals.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
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David Waldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
As the countdown to the finale begins, Abbott Elementary returns to its central plot arc of the season as the repercussions of the under-the-table deal with Girard Creek and their slippery lawyer Miles reach an apex.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
The under-the-table payments at the center of the case, which involved sums of up to $100,000, now seem trivial in comparison to the rapidly escalating figures involved in today’s NIL economy.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The slimy ne’er-do-well Timo (Steven Yeun), who roped Mickey into the loan-shark snafu and had the same idea to run away into space, can’t stop making under-the-table deals.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
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