package store

noun

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

package store

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of package store¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

“Don’t forget to stop at the package store,” said Henry coldly.

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

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Pope and a codefendant were accused of killing Selma package store employee Orlando Robinson in January 2014, news outlets reported.

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Barrera is the manager of a package store called Chapines Express, which helps send client packages to Guatemala at a cheap price — but he noticed fewer customers Sunday, he said.

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

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