under counter

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Definition of under counter in English English dictionary

under the counter
In an underhand way, sneakily. Unofficially
under the counter
Illicitly, against regulations, of goods kept under the serving counter in a shop to be unobtrusively passed to a customer who knows they are available for surreptitious sale (e.g. pornographic magazines in a newsagent)

When Prohibition became the law, they produced the stuff in greater quantity and sold it under the counter to anybody who wanted it.

under the counter
under the table, in an illegal manner; against the law
under-the-counter
under-the-counter goods are bought or sold secretly, especially because they are illegal
under-the-counter
done or sold illicitly and secretly
under counter

    Hyphenation

    un·der count·er

    Turkish pronunciation

    ʌndır kauntır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈəndər ˈkountər/ /ˈʌndɜr ˈkaʊntɜr/
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