Meaning of under-the-counter | Babel Free
Definitions
Illicit, obtained or sold furtively.
Examples
“The village shop seemed to be a bastion of respectability but those in the know could obtain some very questionable under-the-counter material.”
“The frequency of under-the-counter selling is most difficult to ascertain.”
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.