tableta‧ble1 /ˈteɪbəl/ ●●● noun [countable] 
1
a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by legs: 
a picnic table He sat at the kitchen table, reading. I’ll set the table (=put knives, forks, dishes, etc. on a table before a meal). Can you clear the table (=take the plates, etc. off the table after a meal), please?2a table at a restaurant: Reserve a table for four and invite your sisters. The whole table (=all the people sitting at a table in a restaurant) got up and left.3a list of numbers, facts, or information arranged in rows across and down a page: The table of contents will show how many chapters there are in the book.4under the table informal money that is paid under the table is paid secretly and illegally5turn the tables (on somebody) to change a situation completely so that someone loses an advantage and you gain one [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French, Latin tabula “board, list”]
1 a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by legs: a picnic table He sat at the kitchen table, reading. I’ll set the table (=put knives, forks, dishes, etc. on a table before a meal). Can you clear the table (=take the plates, etc. off the table after a meal), please?2a table at a restaurant: Reserve a table for four and invite your sisters. The whole table (=all the people sitting at a table in a restaurant) got up and left.3a list of numbers, facts, or information arranged in rows across and down a page: The table of contents will show how many chapters there are in the book.4under the table informal money that is paid under the table is paid secretly and illegally5turn the tables (on somebody) to change a situation completely so that someone loses an advantage and you gain one [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French, Latin tabula “board, list”]
