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What does under-the-counter mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word under-the-counter? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Illicit, obtained or sold furtively.
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We've all heard of under-the-counter payments but under-the-sweet-counter would be a new one on me.
But let us avoid, at all costs, a series of under-the-counter bilateral arrangements which could erode the international trading system.
The village shop seemed to be a bastion of respectability but those in the know could obtain some very questionable under-the-counter material.
They were inspired by industrial kitchens to use two under-the-counter refrigerators and a freezer.
Giving out thousands in under-the-counter pay-offs to silence departing staff is not the way to achieve this.
The total is likely to be much lower than the actual figure because it is not possible to include market stalls and under-the-counter sales.

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