over-the-counter
Collocations
4ADJ.
best, contraceptive, good, many
VERB + OVER-THE-COUNTER
found, recommend, trade
OVER-THE-COUNTER + NOUN
allergy, drug, drugs, killers, medicine, medicines, meds, pain
PREP.
about, in
Definitions
adj
Of medicine and other treatments, legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.
over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine
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.
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 t
over-the-counter trade, over-the-counter market
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 […]
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Synonyms
adjective — (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange
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Example Bank
6over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine
WiktionaryThe 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 mont
Wiktionaryover-the-counter trade, over-the-counter market
WiktionaryThis is one of the best over-the-counter pain killers you can buy.
Tatoeba · #7010722Can you recommend a good over-the-counter allergy medicine?
Tatoeba · #7010729Don’t be afraid to ask your pharmacist about over-the-counter drugs.
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