adjective
- Purchasable without a doctor's prescription.
- usage: "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy"
- synonyms: nonprescription
- Of securities. ( not traded on a stock exchange)
- usage: "over-the-counter stocks"
- synonyms: otc
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