over-the-counter

  • 81OTC (over-the-counter) — Available without a prescription. OTC drugs are available without a prescription, simply over the counter. OTC drugs are in contrast to prescription drugs that require a doctor s order …

    Medical dictionary

  • 82over-the-counter market — OTC market A market in which financial obligations are bought and sold outside the jurisdiction of a recognized financial market; they were originally so named in the 1870s, from the practice of buying shares over bank counters in the USA. OTC… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 83over-the-counter market — OTC market A market in which financial obligations are bought and sold outside the jurisdiction of a recognized financial market; it was originally so named in the 1870s, from the practice of buying shares over bank counters in the USA. OTC… …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 84Over-The-Counter Exchange Of India - OTCEI — An electronic stock exchange based in India that is comprised of small and medium sized firms looking to gain access to the capital markets. Like electronic exchanges in the U.S. such as the Nasdaq, there is no central place of exchange and all… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 85Over-the-counter market (OTC) — A decentralized market (as opposed to an exchange market) where geographically dispersed dealers are linked together by telephones and computer screens. The market is for securities not listed on a stock or bond exchange. The NASDAQ market is an… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 86over-the-counter market — Synonyms and related words: American Stock Exchange, Amex, Wall Street, board, bourse, commodity exchange, corn pit, curb, curb exchange, curb market, exchange, exchange floor, outside market, pit, quotation board, stock exchange, stock market,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 87over-the-counter market — OTC market A market for *securities that are not listed on a stock exchange. The term dates from the nineteenth century, when securities of this type were traded in banks and physically handed to investors across bank counters …

    Auditor's dictionary

  • 88over-the-counter sales — /ˌəυvə ðə kaυntə ˌseɪlz/ plural noun the legal selling of shares which are not listed in the official Stock Exchange list, usually carried out by telephone …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 89over-the-counter sales — /ˌəυvə ðə kaυntə ˌseɪlz/ plural noun the legal selling of shares which are not listed in the official Stock Exchange list, usually carried out by telephone …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 90over-the-counter drug — a drug that may be purchased directly from a pharmacist without a doctor s prescription. Current government policy is to extend the range of OTC drugs: a number have already been derestricted (e.g. ibuprofen, ranitidine) and this trend is… …

    Medical dictionary