under-the-table

adjective

Definition of under-the-tablenext
as in under-the-counter

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Recent Examples of under-the-table Zumba allegedly asked whether the spouse would be willing to issue real, but unauthorized, ID cards for an under-the-table payment. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026 But while that under-the-table approach by Israel towards Hamas came crashing down with the October 7, 2023 attacks, concern still lingers in Ramallah, the headquarters of the PA , that the new technocratic committee could be another way to divide Palestinians by creating rival centers of power. — Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026 In the meantime, many engage in under-the-table, unreliable work. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2025 The truth is, under the old system, plenty of elite players were there only for the under-the-table cash. — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for under-the-table
Recent Examples of Synonyms for under-the-table
  1. under-the-counter
  2. unauthorized
  3. unsanctioned
  4. illicit
  5. unlicensed
  6. unapproved
  7. criminal
  8. contraband
Adjective
  • Behind the bar, crammed into a small station barely wide enough for one person, were two rice cookers, a combination oven, an induction burner and an under-the-counter fridge.
    — Priya Krishna, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • By night, his father would lend him his binoculars to spy on women through their windows, filling in any gaps in his anatomical understanding with whatever under-the-counter girly magazines had managed to wiggle through Italy’s draconian censorship.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of under-the-counter
Adjective
  • In response, approximately 25% of developers now design APIs with agents as the primary end consumer rather than humans, and over half of them cite unauthorized agent access as a security concern.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Hugging Face disclosed that investigators reconstructed more than 17,000 forensic events associated with the intrusion while confirming unauthorized access to certain internal systems and service credentials.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of unauthorized
Adjective
  • Once a signifier of unsanctioned parties, the word rave has never been more ubiquitous.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
  • The real ask is usually governance to make the unsanctioned workflow safe, audited and scalable.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of unsanctioned
Adjective
  • Anthropic, which is valued at close to $1 trillion and has aspirations of going public in the near future, said stopping illicit distillation was a matter of national security.
    — Kif Leswing,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 25 July 2026
  • Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said improving visibility will help curtail illicit activity and will also make riders feel safer about sitting inside the shelters.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Definition of illicit
Adjective
  • Patients who experience complications or suspect unlicensed practice can file a complaint with the Georgia Composite Medical Board.
    — Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • The property was also accused of violating multiple ordinances regarding prostitution, public nuisance, unlicensed sale of alcohol, unlicensed sale of cannabis, and unlawful use or possession of a firearm.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Definition of unlicensed
Adjective
  • In that case, New York Attorney General Letitia James contended that promoting an unapproved treatment – one that medical studies have found to be dangerous – could violate state consumer fraud laws.
    — Lucinda M. Finley, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • In June, Kennedy added members to the advisory group who, with one exception, had obvious interests in the manufacture and sale of the unapproved peptides.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of unapproved
Adjective
  • He had not been involved in a criminal case before in the county, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office spokesperson Casey McNerthney said.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026
  • Now, the community is about to enter what could be the final chapter in the criminal cases stemming from the state’s deadliest school shooting.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • Bhagwanpuria allegedly oversaw and directed the global activities of the group from a jail cell in India, using contraband cellphones and other voiceover internet protocol devices, according to the indictment.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The indictment also charges four current and former federal inmates accused of coordinating drops using contraband cellphones.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026
Definition of contraband

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“Under-the-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-table. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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