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under-the-table

under-the-table is the alternative spelling of under the table.

Meaning of under the table

Prepositional phrase

  1. (adjectival) Secret; covert; undisclosed.
  2. (adverbial) Secretly; covertly; undisclosedly.
    • I was paid under the table, so I didn't have to pay taxes on the income but I couldn't complain when I was cheated.
  3. In or into a state of stupification or boredom.
  4. In or into a state of drunkenness.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see under, table.

Questions about under-the-table

What is under-the-table the alternative spelling of?
Under-the-table is the alternative spelling of under the table.

Words near under-the-table in the dictionary

  1. under-steward
  2. under-stewards
  3. under-tenant
  4. under-tenants
  5. under-the-counter
  6. under-the-table
  7. under-time
  8. under-timed
  9. under-times
  10. under-timing
  11. under-trial

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Adapted from Wiktionary: under-the-table (page history and authors); under the table (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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