bottle shop

bot·tle shop

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bot-l shop]
- /ˈbɒt l ʃɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bot-l shop]
- /ˈbɒt l ʃɒp/

Definitions of bottle shop words

countable noun bottle shop A bottle shop is a shop which sells wine, beer, and other alcoholic drinks. 3
noun bottle shop a shop or part of a hotel where alcohol is sold in unopened containers for consumption elsewhere 3
noun bottle shop a store that sells wines, liquor, etc., by the bottle; liquor store. 1
noun bottle shop (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A liquor store. 0

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Origin of bottle shop

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Bottle shop

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bottle shop

bottle shop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bottle shop usage trend in Literature

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