"behind the counter" meaning in English

See behind the counter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-behind the counter.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=behind the counter}} behind the counter, {{en-prep phrase|behind the counter}} behind the counter
  1. (idiomatic, pharmacology, medicine) Of drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Medicine, Pharmacology
    Sense id: en-behind_the_counter-en-prep_phrase-ZMyA6V1N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Download JSON data for behind the counter meaning in English (1.8kB)

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