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adjective
1.
unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC
2.
Pharmacology. sold legally without a doctor's prescription: over-the-counter drugs. Abbreviation: OTC
Origin:
1920–25
1920–25
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Over-the-counter
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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World English Dictionary
| over-the-counter | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. (of securities) not listed or quoted on a stock exchange |
| b. (of a security market) dealing in such securities | |
| c. (of security transactions) conducted through a broker's office directly between purchaser and seller and not on a stock exchange | |
| 2. | Compare POM OTC (of medicinal drugs) able to be sold without a prescription |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
over-the-counter o·ver-the-count·er (ō'vər-&phonth;ə-koun'tər)
adj.
Abbr. OTC
That can be sold legally without a doctor's prescription.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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