off-licence
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off-licence
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From the fact that such stores have a licence only to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises.
noun off-licences · off licence · off-license
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A shop selling alcohol for consumption only off the premises.
Rolliver's inn, the single alehouse at this end of the long and broken village, could only boast of an off-license; hence, as nobody could legally drink on the premises, the amount of overt accommodation for consumers was strictly limited to a little board about six inches wide and two yards long, f
Similar: bottle shop, offy, beer-off, liquor store, off-sale
Talk about this word "off-licence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/off-licence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. off-licence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/off-licence "off-licence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/off-licence.Cite this
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title = {off-licence},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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