Definition of "on the table" []

• Able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "A kerosene lamp stood on the table at the other, its deep, sherry-colored light edging with ruddy gold the litter of what McCoy recognized as ancient, barbaric surgical and medical equipment that lay around it."
• "My mother has brought the good dishes from the other room, the set with rosebuds and a golden stripe that makes its appearance on the table only when we have guests, and we drink tea with slices of bread loaded with butter and jam while Ivan Sergeevich explains the steps in the breeding process."
• "Unburdened at last, Truman Stark laid his head on the table and sobbed like a child."