Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of medicine and other treatments, legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.

    over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine

    rezeptfrei

    без реце́птаbez recépta, безрецепту́рныйbezreceptúrnyj

    purchasable without a doctor's prescription

  2. (not comparable)Involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary, and denoting any market where items such as stocks or currency are bought and sold by direct arrangement between counterparties, or through a private broker, rather than on a public stock exchange or other exchange.

    over-the-counter trade, over-the-counter market

    außerbörslich, im Direkttausch

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
pharmacy: not requiring a prescription:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
pharmacy: not requiring a prescription:
involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary:

Origin

An attributive form of over the counter.

An attributive form of over the counter.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
OTC
Close in meaning
  • (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange:otc
  • purchasable without a doctor's prescription:nonprescription

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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