Counter Definition
- Without being listed or available on an officially recognized stock exchange but in trade by direct negotiation between buyers and sellers:
bought stocks over the counter.
- Without a doctor's prescription being legally required:
cold medicine that is available over the counter.
- In an illegal or surreptitious manner; illicitly:
arrested for selling prescription drugs under the counter.
- in direct trading between buyers and sellers
- without a prescription
a drug that can be purchased over the counter
- in a surreptitious manner
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Counter
Origin of Counter
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Middle English countour from Anglo-Norman counteour from Medieval Latin computātōrium countinghouse from Latin computāre to calculate count1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Anglo-Norman countour, from Old French conteor (French comptoir), from Medieval Latin computatorium, from Latin computare.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English countre- from Old French contre- from Latin contrā kom in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English countre from Old French contre from Latin contrā counter–
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French contre, Anglo-Norman cuntre, both from Latin contra.
From Wiktionary
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ME countre- < OFr contre- < L contra-, contra-
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
From counter-.
From Wiktionary
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