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.
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).
1969 The Seven Minutes: A Novel[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RUo_AAAAIAAJ&q=%22under+the+counter%22&dq=%22under+the+counter%22] - Page 157 by Irving Wallace
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(uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
(slang, trucking, United States) To sharply steer the other direction (e.g. to switch from right to left) when backing up in order to align a truck straight on with a loading dock.
An illegally produced, transported or sold product.
(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
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(British, Ireland, colloquial) In an underhand way, sneakily; unofficially, particularly with regard to payment or tax avoidance.
This morning he said he could not remember exactly where or how the invoice was written. It was used to cover up an under the counter payment from the sale of his land in Lucan.
"under the counter" means: In an underhand way, sneakily; unofficially, particularly with regard to payment or tax avoidance.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"under the counter" means: In an underhand way, sneakily; unofficially, particularly with regard to payment or tax avoidance.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (British) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being
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