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OTC

American  
  1. Also O.T.C. Officers' Training Corps.

  2. over-the-counter.


OTC British  

abbreviation

  1. (in Britain) Officers' Training Corps

  2. over-the-counter

  3. oxytetracycline

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The OTC fund spent $56 million acquiring a current stake, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

A panel of multigeneration growers took the stage to weigh in on their experiences with OTC.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The OTC market is operated by banks for wealthy customers who want to privately express their views, or who employ strategies that are difficult to complete in normal markets.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

That $30 jump is likely stale OTC data updating in chunks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

The OTC operators managed the OTC X.25 exchange, which was like a telephone exchange for the X.25 data network.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

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