over the counter medicines

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• Over-the-counter drug — Over the counter redirects here. For other uses, see Over the counter (finance). OTC medication with child resistant packaging (cap) and tamper resistant carton and innerseal Over the counter (OTC) drugs are medicines that may be sold directly to …   Wikipedia

• over the counter — Medicines and drugs that can be sold without a doctor s prescription are sold over the counter …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• over the counter — adverb : in or through a broker s office rather than through a stock exchange bought stock over the counter * * * 1. not transacted through an organized securities exchange; directly to the buyer or from the seller: He sold his stocks over the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Over the counter — Counter Coun ter, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer, F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place, place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• over the counter —    Medicines and drugs that can be sold without a doctor s prescription are sold over the counter.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Over the Counter —   Medicines and drugs that can be sold without a doctor s prescription are sold over the counter …   Dictionary of English idioms

• over the counter — drugs and medicines that are available over the counter can be bought without a doctor s prescription …   English dictionary

• over-the-counter — /oʊvə ðə ˈkaʊntə/ (say ohvuh dhuh kowntuh) adjective 1. (of medicines, etc.) available for purchase without a prescription. 2. a. (of securities) traded directly between buyers and sellers, rather than through an official stock exchange. b. of or …  

• Counter — Coun ter, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer, F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place, place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• counter — [[t]ka͟ʊntə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ counters, countering, countered 1) N COUNT In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served. ...those fellows we see working behind the counter at our local… …   English dictionary

• counter — coun|ter1 S3 [ˈkauntə US ər] n [Sense: 1 5; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: comptour, from Medieval Latin computatorium counting place , from Latin computare; COMPUTE] [Sense: 6 7; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: conteor, from… …   Dictionary of contemporary English