OTC

ˌoʊtiːˈsiː

Definition

Definition of OTC - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: over-the-countermedicine you can buy without a prescription

You can buy painkillers OTC at the pharmacy.

off-the-shelf

acr: Officers Training Corps

Dated

group for training future military officers

Dated

He joined the OTC at his university.

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Expressions with OTC

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OTC derivative

financial contract traded directly between two parties

The bank entered into an OTC derivative with the corporation.

OTC security

security traded in the over-the-counter market

Many small companies issue OTC securities.

OTC market

market for trading securities directly between parties

The company decided to list its shares on the OTC market.

OTC stock

abbr.

stock traded directly, not on a main exchange

He bought an OTC stock last week.

OTC transaction

financial trade done directly between two parties

The company completed an OTC transaction for the new shares.

Terms with OTC included in their meaning

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pink sheet

finance

listing service for OTC stocks

Examples of OTC in a sentence

OTC medications are often more affordable.
The OTC offers leadership training to students.
She gained valuable skills through the OTC program.

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French:OTC, corps de formation des officiers, ...
German:rezeptfrei, Offiziersausbildungskorps, ...
Italian:OTC, corpo di addestramento ufficiali, ...
Spanish:OTC, EFO, ...
Portuguese:MNSRM, CFO, ...
Chinese:非处方药, 军官训练团, ...
Japanese:OTC, 予備役将校訓練課程, ...
Arabic:بِدون وَصْفَة طِبِّيَّة, فيلق تدريب الضباط, ...
Hebrew:תְּרוּפָה לְלֹא מִרְשָׁם, חֵיל הַכְשָׁרַת הַקְּצִינִים, ...
Russian:БР, военная кафедра, ...
Ukrainian:БР, КВО, ...
Hindi:ओटीसी, ...
Bengali:ওটিসি, অফিসার প্রশিক্ষণ কোর, ...
Catalan:SSR, OTC, ...
Czech:volně prodejný lék, výcvikový sbor důstojníků, ...
Danish:håndkøbsmedicin, officersuddannelsen, ...
Dutch:OTC, ...
Greek:χωρίς συνταγή, ΣΕΑ, ...
Hungarian:vény nélkül kapható gyógyszer, katonai tisztképző alakulat, ...
Khmer:ថ្នាំលក់ដោយមិនបាច់មានវេជ្ជបញ្ជា, អង្គភាពបណ្តុះបណ្តាលមន្ត្រីយោធា, ...
Korean:일반의약품, 장교 훈련단, ...
Persian:بدون نسخه, سپاه آموزش افسران, ...
Polish:bez recepty, OTC, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem receita, CPOR, ...
Romanian:fără prescripție, Corpul de Instruire a Ofițerilor, ...
Swedish:receptfritt, officersutbildningskår, ...
Thai:ยาที่ไม่ต้องมีใบสั่งยา, กองฝึกนักเรียนนายทหาร, ...
Turkish:reçetesiz, subay yetiştirme birliği, ...
Vietnamese:không kê đơn, Đội huấn luyện sĩ quan, ...

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