off-licence
Britishnoun
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US equivalents: package store. liquor store. a shop, or a counter in a pub or hotel, where alcoholic drinks are sold for consumption elsewhere
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a licence permitting such sales
Example Sentences
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Lidl was not able to pass the inadequacy test for a standard off-licence.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
It was also alleged to be an impermissible attempt to circumvent the legislation by effectively making another application for an off-licence.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025
His wife, Sonia Sumal, said she had to give up her career as a telecoms project manager to take charge of the Derby off-licence formerly run by her husband.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2022
Also, in the private rented sector, it is more likely to be people on exceedingly low incomes who will use the off-licence, not the public house.
From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2018
Three provincial grocers, who had been granted the new off-licence, applied to be appointed the Gilbeys’ agents in their respective districts, and many similar applications followed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
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