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Noun: off-licence  'óf,lI-sun(t)s
Usage: Brit
  1. A store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
    "The off-licence was crowded on Friday evening";
    - package store [N. Amer], liquor store [N. Amer], bottle shop [Austral, NZ], grogshop [Austral, informal], offie [Brit, informal], offy [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: off-licences

Type of: shop, store

Encyclopedia: Off-licence