over-the-counter en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
An attributive form of over the counter.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of medicine and other treatments, legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the oral contraceptive Opill for over-the-counter use, making it the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States, but it will be months before it’s available.
2023 July 21, Amanda Musa, “The FDA approved the US’ first over-the-counter birth control pill. What happens next?”, in CNN:over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine
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(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.
This is "commencement week" in "over-the-counter insurance" circles, the Whitman, Mass., savings bank having opened the ball with four applications made for $300 each by three prominent business men […]
1908, The Standard, volume 62, page 553:over-the-counter trade, over-the-counter market
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| over the counter | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (33)
fr en vente libre (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · it da banco (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · hu vény nélkül kapható (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · ro fără rețetă (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · de außerbörslich (involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary) · ru без реце́пта (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · de im Direkttausch (involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary) · cmn 非處方的 /非处方的 (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · ro cu vânzare liberă (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · vi không kê đơn (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · sjo ᠣᡠ ᡨᡞ ᠰᡟᡞ (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · cs volně prodejný (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · fr de gré à gré (involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary) · fi reseptivapaa (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · ru безрецепту́рный (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · tr reçetesiz (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · sv receptfri (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · pl dostępny bez recepty (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · cmn 場外 /场外 (involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary) · hu nem vényköteles (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · ca sense recepta (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · ja 一般用医薬品 (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · es de venta directa (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · es extrabursátil (involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary) · fi suora- (involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary) · is ólyfseðilsskyldur (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · cmn OTC (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · ro extrabursier (involving direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary) · de rezeptfrei (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · es sin receta (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · is lausasala (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · ca de venda lliure (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription) · es de venta libre (pharmacy: not requiring a prescription)