over-the-counter
Meaning
- (not-comparable) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.
- (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.
Synonyms
otc
unquoted securities
shop front
unlisted investment
Translations
sans ordonnance en vente libre
de venta libre sin prescripción
vor dem Geschäft
fuoriborsa
não listado sem receita sin prescripción facultativa sin prescripción médica
البيع المباشر sin receta médicaEtymology
An attributive form of over the counter.
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