Meanings
- governmentUp for formal discussion; tabled.
The proposed new bill will soon be on the table in Parliament.
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It is also important to note that union shops were the first workplaces in the country to win domestic partnership — and it wasn't won because management put it on the table, but because lesbian and gay unionized workers fought for it.
1994 October, Harneen Chernow, Andrea Demajewski, Herbst, “Understanding Unions, Class and Power”, in Gay Community News, page 3 - broadlyidiomaticOpen or available for further attention or action.
now everything is on the table
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"We made an offer about two weeks ago, which is still on the table," he said. "We have not withdrawn it, and hope they will consider it."
1994 June 30, Kenneth N. Gilpin, “Dart Family Files Lawsuit To Nudge Brazilian Bank”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2016, retrieved 06 Apr 2014Israeli intelligence minister Yuval Steinitz said all options were open for Israel. "If we have no choice, we have no choice...the military option is on the table," he said.
2015 April 3, Jonathan Broder, Matthew Cooper, “Iran Was the Easy Part: Obama Takes His Nuke Deal to Congress”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2015
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveable to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish esillä, pöydällä
- esilläup for formal discussion
- pöydälläup for formal discussion
Polish na tapecie
- na tapecieup for formal discussion
Cite this entry
on the table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20table
“on the table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20table. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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