under-the-table

1. 1.

   designed and carried out secretly or confidentially

   “a sub-rosa report”

   “has their under-the-table backing”

   Synonymssub-rosabehind-the-scenes

   Similarcovert

Questions about under-the-table

What does under-the-table mean?

under-the-table means "designed and carried out secretly or confidentially".

How many syllables are in under-the-table?

under-the-table has 5 syllables and divides as un-der--the--ta-ble under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.