Definition of "off-licence" []

• Chiefly British A store that sells bottles or cans of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises. (noun)

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• "We also need more research to understand the relationship between off-licence density and alcohol harms, and better collection of alcohol harm data to feed into licensing decision-making."
• "The average off-licence density in England is almost 63 per 100,000 population, which drops to a low of nearly 27 in the Malvern Hills and reaches a high of more than 135 in Salford."
• "She bought a pizza from a supermarket and cider from an off-licence and is believed to have reached home at 8.45pm."