[syn: over-the-counter, otc]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
over-the-counter \over-the-counter\, over the counter \over the
counter\adj.
Grossly excessive; outlandish; well beyond normal; as,
over-the-top action films. [informal]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
over-the-counter \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 private negotiations between buyer and seller; --
of securities; as, over-the-counter stocks.
[WordNet 1.5] over the top
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
over-the-counter
adj 1: purchasable without a doctor's prescription;
"nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold
remedy" [syn: nonprescription(a), over-the-
counter(a)] [ant: prescription(a)]
2: (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange; "over-the-
counter stocks" [syn: over-the-counter, otc]