"OTC" meaning in English

See OTC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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  1. Initialism of over-the-counter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: over-the-counter
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  2. Initialism of order-to-cash. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: order-to-cash
    Sense id: en-OTC-en-adj-cX-djjtG
  3. (slang) Initialism of off the charts. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: off the charts
    Sense id: en-OTC-en-adj-ZcpYuO0M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 32 20 9 35 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 35 14 8 40 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 34 23 4 37 0

Proper name

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  1. (military) Initialism of Officers Training Corps (part of the British Army) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Officers Training Corps (extra: part of the British Army) Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-OTC-en-name-zlZgekRD Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 32 20 9 35 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 35 14 8 40 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 34 23 4 37 0 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. Initialism of Overseas Telecommunications Commission (defunct department of the Australian government) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Overseas Telecommunications Commission (extra: defunct department of the Australian government)
    Sense id: en-OTC-en-name-b2J1mIwK Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks

Noun

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  1. (pathology) Initialism of Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-OTC-en-noun-DMr0Q0di Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 32 20 9 35 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 35 14 8 40 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 34 23 4 37 0 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Prepositional phrase

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  1. (slang, Internet, text messaging) Initialism of on the cheek. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: on the cheek Categories (topical): Internet
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          "on",
          "on#English"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the#English"
        ],
        [
          "cheek",
          "cheek#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, Internet, text messaging) Initialism of on the cheek."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-OTC.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/92/En-au-OTC.ogg/En-au-OTC.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/En-au-OTC.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "OTC"
  ],
  "word": "OTC"
}

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