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off-sales

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plural noun

  1. sales of alcoholic drink for consumption off the premises by a pub or an off-licence attached to a pub

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Instead it is building a pub, as its licence comes with the legal right to operate an off-sales section.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Lidl was unable to get a standard off-sales licence for its shop in Dundonald in east Belfast.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The proposed scheme involved reaching agreement with the owners of a local bar to surrender that licence and spending £410,000 for a new in-store pub alongside an off-sales area.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

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