[under the
counter] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Secretly (bought orsold).
That book has been
banned, but there is one place you canget it under the counter.
The liquor
dealer was arrested forselling beer under the counter to teenagers.
- Also used
like anadjective, with hyphens.
During World War II, some stores keptscarce
things hidden for under-the-counter-sales to good
customers.
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