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state store

state store noun: a liquor store selling wine and spirits (but not beer), run by an administrative board of the state government.

Noun

state store (plural state stores)

  1. (Pennsylvania, informal) A liquor store selling wine and spirits (but not beer), run by an administrative board of the state government.

Forms of state store

pluralstate stores

Origin of state store

So named because for many decades the state maintained a monopoly on the retail sale of bottled liquor and wine (i.e., as packaged goods, in contrast with those served in a glass at a bar or restaurant); those are the only consumer products that are sold in stores run by the state. Meanwhile, bottled and canned beer was long sold only by a dedicated class of merchants (called beer distributors). Today some grocery stores in the state sell wine and beer, but liquor (spirits) in particular remains a state monopoly at the state store.

Questions about state store

What does state store mean?
State store means a liquor store selling wine and spirits (but not beer), run by an administrative board of the state government.
What part of speech is state store?
State store is a noun.
What is the plural of state store?
The plural of state store is state stores.

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