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Definition: Over-the-counter |
Over-the-counterAdjective1. (of medicinal drugs) able to be sold without a doctor's prescription; "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy". 2. (of securities) not quoted on a stock exchange; "over-the-counter stocks". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Over-the-counterSynonyms: nonprescription(a) (adj), otc (adj), over-the-counter(a) (adj). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: otc (finance). |
| Antonym: prescription(a) (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Mart | Ticker, stock ticker, quotation; stock index, market index, the Dow Jones Index, the Dow Industrials, the transportation index, utilities, the utilities index; the New York Stock Exchange index, the Nikkei index; the Financial Times index, the FTI, the over-the-counter index, NASDAQ index. |
Noun: stock market, stock exchange, securities exchange; bourse, board; the big board, the New York Stock Exchange; the market, the open market; over-the-counter market; privately traded issues. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Over-the-counter |
| English words defined with "over-the-counter": APC ♦ nonprescription ♦ OTC security, over the counter security, over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter medicine, over-the-counter stock ♦ unlisted security. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "over-the-counter": auction market ♦ immediate purchase contract, InterContinental Exchange ♦ National Association of Securities Dealers ♦ open outcry market, OPTIONS, OTC derivative, OTC derivative instrument, over-the-counter derivative, over-the-counter derivative instrument, over-the-counter option, over-the-counter security ♦ St. John's wort, STATEMENT CLERK ♦ Wilshire 5000 equity index. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Over-The-counter intelligence : Your Pharmacist Has It. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Some are available as over-the-counter medications. (references) | |
With either prescription or over-the-counter drugs. (references) | ||
Requires use of an over-the-counter (OTC) or prescription medication. (references) | ||
Business | Profiting from this situation will be sales of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and less expensive generic pharmaceuticals. (references) | |
This figure does not include over-the-counter retail sales to the general public of items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes and other consumer dental products. (references) | ||
Nutritional supplements sold in the United Kingdom are subject to Resale Price Maintenance (RPM), which allows manufacturers to set minimum prices that retailers must charge for branded prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicaments. (references) | ||
Economic History | Romania | In September 1996, the Romanian over-the-counter stock market, RASDAQ, was inaugurated. (references) |
Ireland | Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines account for 20 per cent of the total pharmaceutical market. (references) | |
Poland | There is also a ban on pharmaceutical advertising, except for over-the-counter drugs and in professional publications. (references) | |
Political Economy | PHILIPPINES | Recent measures in response to speculative currency pressures and excessive foreign exchange volatility included monetary tightening (i.e., adjustments in reserve requirements and a generally cautious domestic interest-rate stance despite successive U.S. rate cuts); a lower over-the-counter ceiling for foreign exchange sales without documentation; expanded coverage of the BSP's Currency Risk Protection Facility (a nondeliverable forward hedging facility first introduced in December 1997 to reduce pressures in the spot market); and occasional liquidity infusions in the interbank foreign exchange market. (references) |
Trade | Singapore | However, most over-the-counter vitamins and food supplements need not be licensed. (references) |
Switzerland | Other certifying requirements apply to drugs (prescription and over-the-counter), which must receive approval from the inter-cantonal drug commission. (references) | |
Travel | Taiwan | In addition, a wide range of foreign and domestic over-the-counter non-prescription drugs is available. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Over-the-counter" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 69.44% of the time. "Over-the-counter" is used about 36 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 69.44% | 25 | 69,787 |
| Noun (singular) | 16.67% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5.56% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 5.56% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 2.78% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 36 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "over-the-counter": over-the-counter-medicines. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "over-the-counter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 不"处方. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | over-the-counter-værdipapir (OTC security, over-the-counter security), OTC-værdipapir (OTC security, over-the-counter security), OTC-option (dealer option, interbank option, over-the-counter option), OTC-marked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), OTC-handel (over-the-counter deal), sekundært marked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), sekundært børsmarked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), parallelmarked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), laegemiddel,der kan koebes i haandkoeb (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product), haandkoebslaegemiddel (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product), efterbørs (after hours market curb, after market, curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), afledt OTC-instrument (OTC derivative, OTC derivative instrument, over-the-counter derivative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | over the counter verrichting (over-the-counter deal), OTC-produkt (OTC security, over-the-counter security), otc-optie (dealer option, interbank option, over-the-counter option), OTC-instrument (OTC derivative, OTC derivative instrument, over-the-counter derivative), OTC-derivatenoperatie (OTC derivative transaction, over-the-counter derivative transaction), zonder recept verkrijgbaar geneesmiddel (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product), vrij verkrijgbaar geneesmiddel (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product), tweede markt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), secondaire markt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), parallelmarkt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market, unofficial market), niet genoteerde markt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), markt van niet ter beurze genoteerde roerende waarden (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | OTC-markkinat (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), OTC-kauppa (OTC market, over the counter market, over-the-counter deal, unlisted securities market, unofficial market), OTC-arvopaperi (OTC security, over-the-counter security), vakioimaton optio,OTC-optio (dealer option, interbank option, over-the-counter option), sopimusmarkkinat (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over the counter market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market, unofficial market). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | option OTC (over-the-counter option), option interbancaire (over-the-counter option), option de gré gré (over-the-counter option), opération de gré gré sur produits dérivés (over-the-counter derivative transaction), transaction hors séance (over-the-counter deal), transaction dérivée sur marché hors-cote (over-the-counter derivative transaction), THS (over-the-counter deal), second marché (over-the-counter market), marché hors cote (over the counter market, over-the-counter market), médicament grand public (over-the-counter medicinal product), médicament en vente libre (over-the-counter drug), instrument hors bourse (over-the-counter derivative), instrument dérivé du hors cote (over-the-counter derivative), dépôt au comptoir (over-the-counter deposit), contrat d'option de gré gré (over-the-counter option agreement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Over-the-Counter-Wertpapier (OTC security, over-the-counter security), over the counter deal (over-the-counter deal), OTC-Wertpapier (OTC security, over-the-counter security), OTC-Präparat (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product), Optionsvereinbarung im Freiverkehrsmarkt (OTC option agreement, over-the-counter option agreement), vom Freiverkehrsmarkt abgeleitetes Instrument (OTC derivative, OTC derivative instrument, over-the-counter derivative), Parallelmarkt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), Handverkaufsarzneimittel (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product), Händler Option (dealer option, interbank option, over-the-counter option), Geschäft außerhalb der Börse (over-the-counter deal), geregelter Markt (commercial market, curb market, junior stock market, official market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, regulated market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), Freiverkehrmarkt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), Freiverkehr mit Derivaten (OTC derivative transaction, over-the-counter derivative transaction), frei verkäufliches Arzneimittel (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product), Arzneimittel,das ohne ärztliche Verschreibung erhältlich ist (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συναλλαγή μετά το κλείσιμο της αγοράς (over-the-counter deal), μέσα εκτός επισήμων χρηματιστηριακών αγορών (OTC derivative, OTC derivative instrument, over-the-counter derivative), παράλληλη αγορά (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over the counter market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market, unofficial market), φαρμακευτικό προϊόν ελεύθερης πώλησης (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product), οψιόν της διατραπεζικής αγοράς (dealer option, interbank option, over-the-counter option), διατραπεζική οψιόν (dealer option, interbank option, over-the-counter option). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | OTC option (dealer option, interbank option, over-the-counter option), operazione in strumenti derivati negoziati al di fuori dei mercati regolamentari (OTC derivative transaction, over-the-counter derivative transaction), transazione fuori seduta (over-the-counter deal), titolo over the counter (OTC security, over-the-counter security), titolo OTC (OTC security, over-the-counter security), strumento derivato fuori borsa (OTC derivative, OTC derivative instrument, over-the-counter derivative), mercato secondario (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercato ristretto (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over the counter market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market, unofficial market), mercato parallelo (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercato dei titoli non quotati in borsa (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercato borsistico secondario (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercatino (flea market), medicinale distribuito senza ricetta medica (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product), medicinale di autoprescrizione (medicinal product obtained without a medical prescription, OTC medicine, over-the-counter medicinal product). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 店 (counter, shop, shop front). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | て"とう (a tip, counter, destiny, divine justice, falling down, inversion, invert, lighting, nodding, Providence, reverse, shop, shop front, the sun, tumbling, turn over, upset, way of heaven). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | over-the-counteray opção negociável somente no mercado interbancário (dealer option, interbank option, over-the-counter option), transacção fora de bolsa (over-the-counter deal), transação fora de bolsa (over-the-counter deal), remédio sem prescrição médica (over-the-counter stocks), mercado não oficial (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercado de balcão (over-the-counter medication), mercado da bolsa secundário (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), instrumento derivado dos OTC (OTC derivative, OTC derivative instrument, over-the-counter derivative), abertamente (barely, frankly, openly, outright, over-the-counter market, professedly, unreservedly). (various references) непосредственный (first hand, first-hand, immediate, on-the-spot, proximate). (various references) opción interbancaria (dealer option, interbank option, over-the-counter option), transacción over the counter (over-the-counter deal), transacción OTC (over-the-counter deal), título valor OTC (OTC security, over-the-counter security), título valor no inscrito (OTC security, over-the-counter security), título valor fuera de cotización (OTC security, over-the-counter security), título valor fuera de bolsa (OTC security, over-the-counter security), título valor extrabursátil (OTC security, over-the-counter security), título valor del mercado OTC (OTC security, over-the-counter security), segundo mercado (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercado terciario (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercado de valores que no se cotizan en las bolsas principales (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), instrumento derivado del "mercado fuera de bolsa". (various references) över disk (over the counter). (various references) โ"ยไม่มีใบสั่งยาจากแพทย์. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-h-n-o-o-r-r-t-t-u-v" | |
-3 letters: orthocenter. | |
-4 letters: controvert. | |
-5 letters: converter, convertor, coverture, entrecote, overcount, recontour, reconvert, recounter, retoucher, thereunto. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 76 65 72 2D 74 68 65 2D 63 6F 75 6E 74 65 72 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01110110 01100101 01110010 00101101 01110100 01101000 01100101 00101101 01100011 01101111 01110101 01101110 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O v e r - t h e - c o u n t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 0076 0065 0072 002D 0074 0068 0065 002D 0063 006F 0075 006E 0074 0065 0072 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)49887184158674711569818780867184 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , chinês, китайский, китаец, chino, kinesisk |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, голландский, holandés, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francês, французский, francés, fransk, franska |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemão, немецкий, alemán, tysk, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", grego, греческий, грек, griego, grek |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare, ชาวอิตาลี, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, японский, японец, japonés, japansk, คนญี่ปุ่น, าษาญี่ปุ่น, เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, японский, японец, japonés, japansk, คนญี่ปุ่น, าษาญี่ปุ่น, เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", português, португальский, portugués, portugis |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", русский, ruso, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , espanhol, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", шведский, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น |
Thai | พจนานุกรม | 泰國 , 泰文 , 泰 , 泰語 , 泰国, thailænder, Thais, Thai, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, たい", tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, английский, inglés, engelsk, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Translations: Modern 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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