The sale of alcoholic drink for consumption elsewhere than at the place of sale.
as modifier an off-sale licence
count noun a part of public house or hotel premises used for off-sales only
Example sentencesExamples
- The rate of compliance with the minimum drinking age law among off-sale alcohol outlets significantly increased following a deterrence intervention targeting alcohol retailers.
- A sample of 155 off-sale alcohol outlets was randomly selected from the universe of all off-sale alcohol outlets.
- The store's liquor licence was found to cater for off-sales only.
- Members agreed to grant the provisional off-sale licence.
- Compliance checks of off-sale outlets were conducted at baseline, two months after the intervention, and eight months after the intervention.
- Estimates suggest that off-sales rose to a record 40 per cent of overall sales during Euro 2004.
- The Sheriff's report declared that the ban on Sunday morning off-sales was ‘now seen by many as being unnecessarily restrictive’.
- The main issue in the legislation relating to off-sales will be under-age drinking.