off-license

or off-li·cence

[ awf-lahy-suhns, of- ]

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
  1. having such a license.

Origin of off-license

1
First recorded in 1890–95

Words Nearby off-license

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