liquor store

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liquor store (plural liquor stores)

  1. (US, Canada) A shop that sells liquor, usually principally hard liquor, to be consumed off the premises.
    Synonyms: off-licence (Ireland, Britain), package store (US), packie (US), bottle shop (ANZ), bottle-o (ANZ), bottle store (South Africa), pony keg (Cincinnati), state store (Pennsylvania, wine and spirits), state liquor agency (Ohio, spirits), party store (Michigan), ABC store, ABC (US, regional), LCBO (Ontario)
    Hypernyms: store, shop < establishment, place
  2. (California) A convenience store.

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