(Of a medicine) That can be sold and distributed legally without the need of a prescription.
1 Previously issued notes will remain outstanding and may trade over the counter .
2 Eustace Hignett was leaning over the counter , in conversation with the desk-clerk.
3 The girl leapt over the counter of the market stall to hide.
4 But I sprung over the counter , and got him by his throat.
5 Then he bent over the counter , and put his hand on hers.
6 When Mrs. Liddell had gone, she rose and leaned over the counter .
7 He would have sprung over the counter , but Esther held him back.
8 The guard leaned over the counter and looked down at the rug.
9 I pulled myself up to my knees and peeked over the counter .
10 There was a TV over the counter , and everyone was watching it.
11 While Aaron eats, Bette leans over the counter and talks to him.
12 And the old man leans over the counter for a closer look.
13 What would be the price of these if bought over the counter ? - 8s.
14 Samuel Beckett's granite face looms over the counter at Sweeney's butcher shop.
15 You don't have them made?-No; they are all bought over the counter .
16 Consumer drugs sold over the counter have far lower margins than prescription drugs.
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