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off-licence
(redirected from Offie)

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

off-licence
n Brit
1. a shop, or a counter in a pub or hotel, where alcoholic drinks are sold for consumption elsewhere US equivalents package store liquor store
2. a licence permitting such sales
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.off-licence - a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhereoff-licence - a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"

off-licence
noun (Brit.) offie or offy (Brit. informal), liquor store (U.S. & Canad.), bottle shop (Austral. & N.Z.), bottle store (S. African), package store (U.S. & Canad.) He went into an off-licence to buy a bottle of cider.
Translations
off-licence [ˈɒfˌlaɪsəns] N (Brit) (= shop) → bodega f, tienda f de licores(LAm)

off-licence رُخصَة بيع الخمور لتناولها خارج المحل alkoholické nápoje vin- og spiritusforretning Wein- und Spirituosenhandlung κατάστημα πώλησης οινοπνευματωδών ποτών tienda de vinos y licores alkoholiliike caviste trgovina koja prodaje alkohol negozio di alcolici 酒類販売免許 주류판매 면허 slijterij vin- og brennevinsbutikk koncesja alkoholowa loja de bebidas alcoólicas разрешение на продажу спиртного навынос vin- och spritbutik ร้านขายสุรา içki satan dükkan cửa hàng rượu 酒品专卖店


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