- over the counter
- phrasal
1. in or through a broker's office rather than through a stock exchange <stock bought over the counter> 2. without a prescription <drugs available over the counter>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
over the counter
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over-the-counter — ( OTC) Purchases and sales of financial instruments that do not take place in organized exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade are termed over the counter. The phrase may be used as a noun to describe capital… … Financial and business terms
over the counter — ( OTC) Purchases and sales of financial instruments that do not take place in organized exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade are termed over the counter. The phrase may be used as a noun to describe capital… … Financial and business terms
over–the–counter — over–the–count·er adj 1: not traded or effected on an organized securities exchange over–the–counter transactions over–the–counter securities 2: sold lawfully without a prescription over–the–counter drugs Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
over-the-counter — adj. 1. able to be sold legally without a doctor s prescription; of medicinal drugs. Contrasted with {prescription}. [prenominal] Syn: nonprescription(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Finance) not quoted on a stock exchange; sold only through… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Over-the-counter — Over the counter, also known as OTC, may refer to: *Over the counter drug medicine that may be sold without a prescription and without a visit to a medical professional, in contrast to prescription drugs. *Over the counter (finance), financial… … Wikipedia
over-the-counter — adj [only before noun] 1.) over the counter drugs can be obtained without a ↑prescription (=a written order) from a doctor 2.) AmE OTC over the counter business shares are ones that do not appear on an official ↑stock exchange list … Dictionary of contemporary English
over-the-counter — if a type of medicine is available over the counter, you can buy it without the permission of a doctor. Many over the counter painkillers contain paracetamol. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
over-the-counter — adj sold lawfully without prescription <an over the counter painkiller> … Medical dictionary
over-the-counter — adjective, adverb over the counter medicine can be bought from a store without a PRESCRIPTION from a doctor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
over the counter — Medicines and drugs that can be sold without a doctor s prescription are sold over the counter … The small dictionary of idiomes
Over the counter — Counter Coun ter, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer, F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place, place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
