under the table
[adjective]
Synonyms: secret, clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, stealthy, sub-rosa, surreptitious, undercover, underneath

---

Antonyms: aboveboard

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

under the table
If something is done under the table, it is a secret, hidden action:
They offered him money under the table to change his mind.

[TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲

under the table
[American & Australian]
money that is paid under the table is paid secretly, usually because it is illegal.
A lot of these people work 80-hour weeks with all or half of their salaries paid under the table.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

under-the-table
[American]
under the table - money that is paid under the table is paid secretly, usually because it is illegal.
There have been allegations of under-the-table payments to football players.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

under the table
in secret and usually illegal
He paid some money under the table in order to get his product imported into the country.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

under the table
See: UNDER THE COUNTER.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲