- a variation of off-license.
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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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
An off-licence, tanning studio and Chinese takeaway in the complex also suffered "significant water damage" in the incident.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2024
The nearby 24-hour off-licence sold me a tin of macaroni cheese – one of the only things in the shop that didn’t have plastic packaging.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2017
Darren Wilson had encountered Brown and his friend Dorian Johnson while responding to a call about two young men, matching their description, who had just been involved in the robbery of a nearby off-licence.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2017
It was when they began in the "off-licence" trade, in the "jug-and-bottle" business, that they ran up against your Henry.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-29 by Various
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