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Adjective: over-the-counter  'ow-vur-dhu'kawn-tu(r)
  1. Purchasable without a doctor's prescription
    "an over-the-counter cold remedy"
    - nonprescription
     
  2. (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange
    "over-the-counter stocks"
    - otc

See also: unlisted

Encyclopedia: Over-the-counter