under-the-counter
adjective/ˌʌndə ðə ˈkaʊntə(r)/
/ˌʌndər ðə ˈkaʊntər/
(informal)- (of goods or payments) bought or made secretly and sometimes illegally see also under the counterTopics Crime and punishmentc2
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