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Definition of over-the-counter adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

over-the-counter

adjective

[only before noun] (abbreviation OTC)

1(of drugs and medicines) that can be obtained without a prescription (= a written order from a doctor)

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2(business) (of stocks and shares) not appearing on an official stock exchange list

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