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 denied permission for an off-licence in the store a number of years earlier, but has now said it is determined to run a profitable pub if the new application is successful.
From BBC
An off-licence, tanning studio and Chinese takeaway in the complex also suffered "significant water damage" in the incident.
From BBC
Scotland Yard has previously released footage of Ms Holm in an off-licence earlier on 20 June.
From BBC
When Mr Muruganantharajah, who ran an off-licence in Swansea, didn't resurface, Ms Senthurkumaran said she ran up the slope to get phone signal to call for help while her mother tried to save her uncle.
From BBC
Ms Holm has been missing from Hither Green, south-east London, since going to an off-licence on 29 June.
From BBC
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