off-licence

off-li·cence

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awf, of lahy-suh ns]
- /ɔf, ɒf ˈlaɪ səns/
- /ɒf ˈlaɪsns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf, of lahy-suh ns]
- /ɔf, ɒf ˈlaɪ səns/

Definitions of off-licence word

noun off-licence a license permitting the sale of sealed bottles of alcoholic beverages to be taken away from the premises by the purchaser. 1
noun off-licence a store having such a license. 1
adjective off-licence having such a license. 1
noun off-licence liquor store 1
noun off-licence permit to sell alcohol 1
countable noun off-licence An off-licence is a shop which sells beer, wine, and other alcoholic drinks. 0

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Origin of off-licence

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Off-licence

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Off-licence

off-licence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.