over the counter

US /ˌoʊvər ðə ˈkaʊntər/

UK /ˌoʊvər ðə ˈkaʊntər/

非處方, 櫃檯銷售

referring to medicines that can be bought without a prescription

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You can buy pain relievers over the counter.

你可以非處方購買止痛藥。

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Many cold and flu remedies are available over the counter.

許多感冒和流感藥物都是非處方藥。

場外, 櫃檯交易

referring to financial transactions conducted directly between two parties, rather than through an exchange

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Many derivatives are traded over the counter.

許多衍生品都是場外交易的。

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The company's shares are traded over the counter, not on a major exchange.

該公司的股票是場外交易的，而不是在主要交易所上市。

場外, 直接

in a way that involves direct transactions between two parties, not through an exchange

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The bonds were traded over the counter.

債券是場外交易的。

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He prefers to buy stocks over the counter for certain investments.

他更喜歡為某些投資場外購買股票。