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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. purchasable without a doctor's prescription;
- Example: "nonprescription drugs"
- Example: "an over-the-counter cold remedy"
[syn: nonprescription(a), over-the-counter(a)]

2. (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange;
- Example: "over-the-counter stocks"
[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]