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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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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

It had replanted, and injected trees with OTC, and everything else.

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

ADR's of smaller firms are traded OTC and, according to the New York Times, one can short sell Russian securities through offshore vehicles.

From Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Vaknin, Samuel

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