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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

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Baker’s old OTC fund invested fewer dollars in the round than the Contrafund, but its SpaceX stake was a bigger share of fund assets, according to one of the people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The OTC trials were positive; they were fast at work on a genetically modified tree.

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

OTC operators had keyboards, so he began tapping randomly on his.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus

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