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View definitions for money under the table

money under the table

noun as in graft

noun as in kickback

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To the pre-NIL fan of a college team, such announcements had become increasingly complicated by the awareness that returning stars were, at best, forgoing pro income in order to take a little bit of money under the table to play for coaches who may have persuaded them to return for reasons other than an objective evaluation of that athlete’s best interests.

From Slate

To the pre-NIL fan of a college team, such announcements had become increasingly complicated by the awareness that returning stars were, at best, forgoing pro income in order to take a little bit of money under the table to play for coaches who may have persuaded them to return for reasons other than an objective evaluation of that athlete’s best interests.

From Slate

If she’s taking money under the table, she’s probably afraid of the IRS, and that’s unfortunate because the IRS gets a bad rap for no good reason.

From Slate

When the Black Sox threw the World Series a century ago, the conspirators stood to make more money under the table than they would have by winning the championship.

Taxes charges are common in bribery cases because those accepting bribes never declare money under the table as income.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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