table salt

American  

noun

1. salt.

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table salt British  

noun

1. salt that is used at table rather than for cooking

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Etymology

Origin of table salt

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The main ingredients are powdered iron and table salt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

At the Will Rogers State Beach site, workers submerged the recovered batteries in a brine solution made of table salt and baking soda.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

Substituting half the amount of table salt in a recipe with the equivalent amount of soy sauce can reduce sodium while enhancing the flavor of the overall dish.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

If you believe that organic pesticides are inherently safer than nonorganic pesticides, that sodium chloride is different from table salt, or that “plant-based” necessarily means “nontoxic,” you have been duped by chemophobia.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2024

Ahead of them lay an island—a line of sand so white, it might have been pure table salt.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan