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Definition of off-licence in English: off-licence(US off-license) noun ˈɒflʌɪs(ə)nsˈɔf ˈˌlaɪsns British 1A shop selling alcoholic drink for consumption elsewhere. Example sentencesExamples - Febvre supplies wine to shops, supermarkets, off-licences, restaurants, hotels and pubs.
- Police are urging off-licences and traders selling alcohol to log the number of refusals and report offending adults.
- But the owners of off-licences insisted they only sold alcohol to adults and were ‘powerless to stop them passing it on to minors.’
- Both these leading wine shops are also off-licences - that is, legally entitled to sell beer and spirits as well as wine.
- A similar appeal has been made to off-licences and other shops selling alcohol, in a letter which has even gone to pubs as much as five miles away from the football stadium.
- The number of wine shops and off-licences have exploded hand in hand with the consumer's love affair with wine.
- Southend stores and off-licences are freely selling alcohol, tobacco and fireworks to underage youngsters, an investigation has revealed.
- Almost £3.1bn worth of wine was bought from shops and off-licences in the year to February 2003, compared with around £1.3bn in 1992.
- ‘No planning permission is necessary if the same shop were to be converted into an off-licence selling beer, spirits and wine,’ he said.
- He had already been drinking before he arrived with a bottle of vodka and he and his companion went to an off-licence for more drink around 6.30 pm.
- Police say they will be running a number of operations over the next few weeks to target under-age drinkers and also make sure off-licences are not selling alcohol to people under age.
- I knew Bill wouldn't have a problem getting served in an off-licence and he didn't.
- In the past year, Irish police have adopted a tougher approach to pubs and off-licences that sell drink to teens.
- His accomplice tried unsuccessfully to open the till at the off-licence and grocery shop in Wood Green, north London.
- Airports and supermarket off-licences already serve alcohol around the clock.
- He said only people aged 18 or over should be allowed to sell alcohol in off-licences, supermarkets and pubs.
- I have no problem with adults out having a social drink, where I do have the problem is when people buy alcohol from off-licences and drink in groups around the town.
- In all, police visited 13 shops and only one off-licence sold the youngster drink.
- I went shopping at my local off-licence recently and bought six Aussie brands at an average price of £6.65.
- Most of the major supermarkets and off-licences are discounting the prices of wines and champagnes, perhaps anticipating the after-Christmas slump.
- 1.1 A licence permitting the sale of alcoholic drink by a shop for consumption elsewhere.
Example sentencesExamples - Our shopping habits became more expansive, retail transformed into a leisure pursuit and corner-shop survival was determined by the ability to obtain an off-licence.
- One recommendation was giving district licensing committees discretion to close off-licences near schools between 3pm and 4pm, as part of potential conditions when considering new or renewed off-licences.
- We have held off-licences in our stores for many years.
- The supermarket's off-licence was renewed but only for one year instead of the maximum three years.
- Under the Sale of Liquor Act, local licensing authorities can grant off-licences if they think alcohol sales are an "appropriate complement" to other goods a business sells.
Definition of off-license in US English: off-license(British off-licence) nounˈôf ˈˌlīsnsˈɔf ˈˌlaɪsns British 1A store selling alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere. Example sentencesExamples - He had already been drinking before he arrived with a bottle of vodka and he and his companion went to an off-licence for more drink around 6.30 pm.
- Most of the major supermarkets and off-licences are discounting the prices of wines and champagnes, perhaps anticipating the after-Christmas slump.
- In the past year, Irish police have adopted a tougher approach to pubs and off-licences that sell drink to teens.
- Both these leading wine shops are also off-licences - that is, legally entitled to sell beer and spirits as well as wine.
- The number of wine shops and off-licences have exploded hand in hand with the consumer's love affair with wine.
- His accomplice tried unsuccessfully to open the till at the off-licence and grocery shop in Wood Green, north London.
- I went shopping at my local off-licence recently and bought six Aussie brands at an average price of £6.65.
- ‘No planning permission is necessary if the same shop were to be converted into an off-licence selling beer, spirits and wine,’ he said.
- I knew Bill wouldn't have a problem getting served in an off-licence and he didn't.
- I have no problem with adults out having a social drink, where I do have the problem is when people buy alcohol from off-licences and drink in groups around the town.
- But the owners of off-licences insisted they only sold alcohol to adults and were ‘powerless to stop them passing it on to minors.’
- In all, police visited 13 shops and only one off-licence sold the youngster drink.
- A similar appeal has been made to off-licences and other shops selling alcohol, in a letter which has even gone to pubs as much as five miles away from the football stadium.
- Almost £3.1bn worth of wine was bought from shops and off-licences in the year to February 2003, compared with around £1.3bn in 1992.
- Police say they will be running a number of operations over the next few weeks to target under-age drinkers and also make sure off-licences are not selling alcohol to people under age.
- Airports and supermarket off-licences already serve alcohol around the clock.
- Police are urging off-licences and traders selling alcohol to log the number of refusals and report offending adults.
- Febvre supplies wine to shops, supermarkets, off-licences, restaurants, hotels and pubs.
- He said only people aged 18 or over should be allowed to sell alcohol in off-licences, supermarkets and pubs.
- Southend stores and off-licences are freely selling alcohol, tobacco and fireworks to underage youngsters, an investigation has revealed.
- 1.1 A license permitting the sale of alcoholic beverages by a store for consumption elsewhere.
Example sentencesExamples - Under the Sale of Liquor Act, local licensing authorities can grant off-licences if they think alcohol sales are an "appropriate complement" to other goods a business sells.
- Our shopping habits became more expansive, retail transformed into a leisure pursuit and corner-shop survival was determined by the ability to obtain an off-licence.
- One recommendation was giving district licensing committees discretion to close off-licences near schools between 3pm and 4pm, as part of potential conditions when considering new or renewed off-licences.
- We have held off-licences in our stores for many years.
- The supermarket's off-licence was renewed but only for one year instead of the maximum three years.
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