Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under the table

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: un-der- the table
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Secret; covert; undisclosed.

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Secretly; covertly; undisclosedly.

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In or into a state of stupification or boredom.

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In or into a state of drunkenness.

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see under, table.

Example Sentences

"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."
"2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text The men tie up their dogs, retrieve what’s left of the lion’s kill, and sprinkle it with a generic form of Furadan, a cheap, fast-acting pesticide that’s readily available under the table."

Inflected Forms

under-the-table (alternative)

Phrases

drink under the table talk someone under the table under the counter

Frequently Paired Words

drink under the table talk someone under the table under the counter underhanded

Synonyms

under the mahogany

Questions

What does under the table mean?: Secret; covert; undisclosed.

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