off-license
Americannoun
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a license permitting the sale of sealed bottles of alcoholic beverages to be taken away from the premises by the purchaser.
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a store having such a license.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of off-license
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The company spent £500,000 creating the pub and adjoining off-license, hiring eight additional staff members.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
She chose the cool bottles by feel in the dark little off-license nook, beyond a curtain of plastic strips, because she could hardly see in there; her eyes were dazzled from the light outside.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2012
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