over the counter

prepositional phrase

Through direct trade; outside a standard stock exchange.

“Over-the-counter ED treatments are a poor substitute for prescription sex drugs or good old weed.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative attributive over-the-counter

  1. businessThrough direct trade; outside a standard stock exchange.
  2. pharmacyAble to be obtained without a doctor's prescription.

    Over-the-counter ED treatments are a poor substitute for prescription sex drugs or good old weed.

    1 more example

    A federal judge on Friday ordered that the most common morning-after pill be made available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger.

    2013 April 15, Pam Belluck, “Judge Strikes Down Age Limits on Morning-After Pill”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2020
  3. figurativelyLegitimately.
Cite this entry
APA

over the counter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20counter

MLA

“over the counter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20counter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over the counter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20counter.

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