on-licencen.
/ˈɒnlʌɪs(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˈɔnˈlaɪsns/, /ˈɑnˈlaɪsns/ British.
A licence permitting alcoholic drink to be sold for consumption on the premises.
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society > trade and finance > specific types of trade > [noun] > trade in provisions > in liquor > license or permission
late licence1873
propination1886
off-licence1891
on-licence1891
extension1923
1891 Daily News 11 Mar. 3/2 The number of licensed houses mentioned in the on-licences return.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 5 Mar. 3/3 The Bill which placed off-licence holders under similar control as on-licence holders.
1927 Daily Express 27 June 11/5 The off-licence holder is continually overwhelmed with demands for single half-bottles of spirits that he is unable to supply... Inconvenience to the public results from the fact that they are compelled to go to an on-licence holder or else to buy two or three times as much spirits as they require.
1967 Economist 19 Aug. 68/1 On-licences should be available to anybody who wants to sell a ‘broad range’ of refreshments.
1999 Brewing & Distilling Internat. Apr. 15/3 The two diagrams..summarise the current status of ‘full on-licences’ in the UK.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1891