off-sale

adjective

Of alcoholic beverages, pertaining to the sale of closed containers for consumption off the premises.

“The bar also had off-sale liquor available.”

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Meanings

adjectiveoff-sale (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf alcoholic beverages, pertaining to the sale of closed containers for consumption off the premises.

    The bar also had off-sale liquor available.

    1 more example

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
off-licence
Cite this entry
APA

off-sale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-sale

MLA

“off-sale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-sale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off-sale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-sale.

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