package store
package store noun: a retail store that sells alcoholic beverages, specifically one in which only sealed containers may be sold for consumption off the premises.
Noun
package store (plural package stores)
- A retail store that sells alcoholic beverages, specifically one in which only sealed containers may be sold for consumption off the premises.
- It’s not like there was any shortage of booze in Eloe. There were package stores and churches every hundred feet.2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, pages 153–154
- Synonyms:
- packie, liquor store, off-licence, ABC store
Synonyms of package store
Forms of package store
| plural | package stores |
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Origin of package store
From the state laws of Connecticut and Georgia which declare that purchased liquor must be in a sealed container or removed from the premises in a bag or other package.
Questions about package store
- What does package store mean?
- Package store means a retail store that sells alcoholic beverages, specifically one in which only sealed containers may be sold for consumption off the premises.
- What part of speech is package store?
- Package store is a noun.
- What is the plural of package store?
- The plural of package store is package stores.
Words near package store in the dictionary
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