package store

noun

: a store that sells bottled or canned alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises

Examples of package store in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of package store was circa 1918

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“Package store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/package%20store. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

package store

noun
: a store that sells alcoholic beverages only in containers that may not be opened in the store

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