off-licence

off-licence
off-licence [ôflī′səns]
n.
Brit. a shop, counter, etc. at which alcoholic beverages are sold by the bottle for consumption elsewhere

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off-li·cence (ôf'līʹsəns, ŏf'-) n. Chiefly British
A store that sells bottles or cans of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises.

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