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Definition of Over-the-counter

1. Adjective. Purchasable without a doctor's prescription. "An over-the-counter cold remedy"

2. Adjective. (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange. "Over-the-counter stocks"

Definition of Over-the-counter

1. Adjective. (pharmacy) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription (of medicine and other treatments); abbreviated as OTC. ¹

2. Adjective. (finance) Direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary. Thus, any market where items such as stocks or currency are bought and sold at a distance, rather than on the exchange. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Over-the-counter

over-egged over-egging over-eggs over-embellished over-greedy over-hedging over-illumination over-insolently over-old over-polite

over-rate over-rated over-refine over-ridden over-ripe over-the-counter (current term) over-the-counter(a) over-the-counter drug over-the-counter drugs over-the-counter market

over-the-counter medicine over-the-hill over-the-shoulder bombing over-the-shoulder boulder holder over-the-shoulder boulder holders over-the-top over-the-topness over-under over-zealous over a barrel

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