"OTC" meaning in English

See OTC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-OTC.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} OTC
  1. Initialism of over-the-counter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: over-the-counter
    Sense id: en-OTC-en-adj-HV4wqRDK
  2. (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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 31 21 9 34 4

Proper name

Audio: En-au-OTC.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} OTC
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 31 21 9 34 4 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

Audio: En-au-OTC.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} OTC (uncountable)
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 31 21 9 34 4 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-OTC.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} OTC, {{en-PP}} OTC
  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
    Sense id: en-OTC-en-prep_phrase-yfoUkL40

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