package store

American  

noun

1. a store selling sealed bottles or other containers of alcoholic beverages that may only be consumed off the premises.

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package store British  

noun

1. Brit equivalent: off-licence.  Canadian name (also sometimes used in the US): liquor store.  a store where alcoholic drinks are sold for consumption elsewhere

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Etymology

Origin of package store

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

McClenney, who also owns a package store off Eastern Boulevard, applied for emergency funds through his credit union, though so far to no avail.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2020

When an old package store on Midland Street came up for sale, Rollan snapped it up.

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2018

For 60 years, Kenji had run Sano Liquor, a wholesaler, package store, and bar at the corner of Oodori and Aoba streets, Kamaishi's main intersection, on the ground floor of their home.

From BusinessWeek • Apr. 21, 2011

Lately, the trail has led to the package store.

From Time Magazine Archive