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off-licence

[awf-lahy-suhns, of-]

off-li·cense

[awf-lahy-suhns, of-] British
noun
1.
a license permitting the sale of sealed bottles of alcoholic beverages to be taken away from the premises by the purchaser.
2.
a store having such a license.
adjective
3.
having such a license.

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Off-licence is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Also, off-li·cence.


Origin:
1890–95
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off-licence
 
n
1.  package store, US equivalents: liquor store a shop, or a counter in a pub or hotel, where alcoholic drinks are sold for consumption elsewhere
2.  a licence permitting such sales

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