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 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.
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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
Ukrainian authorities also quietly shut down an investigation of under-the-table payments in Ukraine to Paul Manafort, who had been chairman of Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Garcia transmitted the cash in four installments and charged an under-the-table fee of $50 for each wire.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
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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
Ukrainian authorities also quietly shut down an investigation of under-the-table payments in Ukraine to Paul Manafort, who had been chairman of Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Garcia transmitted the cash in four installments and charged an under-the-table fee of $50 for each wire.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
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