Usage of "over the counter"

(Of a medicine) That can be sold and distributed legally without the need of a prescription.

Ús de over the counter en anglès

Previously issued notes will remain outstanding and may trade over the counter. 
 Reuters 

Eustace Hignett was leaning over the counter, in conversation with the desk-clerk. 
 Three Men and a Maid 

The girl leapt over the counter of the market stall to hide. 
 The Wyrmling Horde 

But I sprung over the counter, and got him by his throat. 
 The Story of an African Farm 

Then he bent over the counter, and put his hand on hers. 
 Ships That Pass in the Night 

When Mrs. Liddell had gone, she rose and leaned over the counter. 
 Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 

He would have sprung over the counter, but Esther held him back. 
 Esther Waters 

The guard leaned over the counter and looked down at the rug. 
 Faerie Wars 

I pulled myself up to my knees and peeked over the counter. 
 Calamity jayne 

There was a TV over the counter, and everyone was watching it. 
 Under the dome: a novel 

While Aaron eats, Bette leans over the counter and talks to him. 
 Love, life and linguine 

And the old man leans over the counter for a closer look. 
 Haunted: a novel of stories 

What would be the price of these if bought over the counter?-8s. 
 Second Shetland Truck System Report 

Samuel Beckett's granite face looms over the counter at Sweeney's butcher shop. 
 The Irish Times 

You don't have them made?-No; they are all bought over the counter. 
 Second Shetland Truck System Report 

Consumer drugs sold over the counter have far lower margins than prescription drugs. 
 Reuters 

Significats de over the counter en anglès