What does under-the-counter mean?
Under-the-counter means Illicit, obtained or sold furtively..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Illicit, obtained or sold furtively..
The village shop seemed to be a bastion of respectability but those in the know could obtain some very questionable under-the-counter material.
1973, Robert Wallace Winslow, Crime in a Free Society: Selections from the President's Commission on Law Traffic and distribution of under-the-counter materials appears to be a very minor ... The total market in under-the-counter materials is estimated to be ...
1988, Gordon Hawkins and Franklin E. Zimring, Pornography in a Free Society, of material classified as "under-the-counter" was being openly exhibited and openly sold.
The frequency of under-the-counter selling is most difficult to ascertain.
Use under-the-counter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Under-the-counter means Illicit, obtained or sold furtively..
Common synonyms include illegal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The village shop seemed to be a bastion of respectability but those in the know could obtain some very questionable under-the-counter material.
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