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off-sale

off-sale adjective: of alcoholic beverages, pertaining to the sale of closed containers for consumption off the premises.

off-sale: of alcoholic beverages, pertaining to the sale of closed containers for consumption off the premises
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Adjective

off-sale (not comparable)

  1. Of alcoholic beverages, pertaining to the sale of closed containers for consumption off the premises.
    • The bar also had off-sale liquor available.
    • Twenty-five Santa Clara County residents have won off-sale (liquor store) licenses in a drawing which saw Supervisors Charles A. Quinn and Sig Sanchez go home emptyhanded.1966 October 19, “25 Get Off-Sale Liquor Licenses; On-Sale ‘Off’”, in San Jose Mercury, San Jose, California, page 30

Questions about off-sale

What does off-sale mean?
Off-sale means of alcoholic beverages, pertaining to the sale of closed containers for consumption off the premises.
What part of speech is off-sale?
Off-sale is an adjective.

Words near off-sale in the dictionary

  1. off-roads
  2. off-roll
  3. off-rolled
  4. off-rolling
  5. off-rolls
  6. off-sale
  7. off-screen
  8. off-script
  9. off-season
  10. off-seasons
  11. off-set

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