over-the-counter

See also: over the counter

English

Alternative forms

over the counter

Etymology

over + the + counter

Adjective

over-the-counter (not comparable)

(pharmacy) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription (of medicine and other treatments); abbreviated as OTC.
(finance) Direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary. Thus, any market where items such as stocks or currency are bought and sold at a distance, rather than on the exchange.

Related terms

over-the-counter drug

Translations

pharmacy: not requiring a prescription

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 非處方的, 非处方的 (fēi chǔfāng de)
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: reseptivapaa (fi)
French: en vente libre
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: rezeptfrei (de)

Icelandic: ólyfseðilsskyldur
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: fără rețetă, cu vânzare liberă
Russian: без реце́пта (ru) (bez recépta)
Swedish: receptfri (sv)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: suora- (fi)

French: de gré à gré (fr)
Romanian: extrabursier m

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