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 ● Jan. 29, 2025
Ms Holm has been missing from Hither Green, south-east London, since going to an off-licence on 29 June.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
In the village's coffee shop, which doubles as an off-licence, Aidan Coleman tells BBC News NI that locals are delighted about Duleek's new reputation as Ireland's luckiest village.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2023
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
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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