Phrase guide

liquor store

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

A shop that sells liquor, usually principally hard liquor, to be consumed off the premises.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: off-licence, package store, packie, bottle shop, bottle-o, bottle store, pony keg, state store, state liquor agency, party store, ABC store, ABC, LCBO

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: store, shop, establishment, place

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noun

Meaning 2

A convenience store.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: California

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: package store, off-licence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shop, store

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَّجِر كُحُول (muttajir kuḥūl) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Chinese Cantonese: 酒鋪 /酒铺 — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Chinese Cantonese: 酒行 — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酒類專賣店 /酒类专卖店 (jiǔlèi zhuānmàidiàn) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酒鋪 /酒铺 (jiǔpù) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酒行 (jiǔháng) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Dutch: slijterij — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Estonian: alkoholikauplus — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Finnish: alkoholimyymälä — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Finnish: viinakauppa — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • French: magasin de vins et spiritueux — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • French: débit de boissons — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • German: Spirituosengeschäft — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • German: Schnapsladen — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Greek: κάβα (káva) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Hungarian: italbolt — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Japanese: 酒店 — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Japanese: 酒屋 (sakaya) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Japanese: 酒房 (shubō) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Korean: 주류 판매점 (juryu panmaejeom) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Norwegian: vinmonopol — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Norwegian: pol — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Polish: sklep monopolowy — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Polish: monopolowy — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Portuguese: loja de bebidas — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Russian: ви́нный магази́н (vínnyj magazín) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Russian: магази́н ви́нной и ликёро-во́дочной проду́кции (magazín vínnoj i likjóro-vódočnoj prodúkcii) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Serbo-Croatian: трговина алкохолним пићима — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Serbo-Croatian: trgovina alkoholnim pićima — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Spanish: vinatería — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Spanish: tienda de alcohol — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Spanish: botillería — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Spanish: licorería — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Swahili: duka la pombe — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Swedish: spritbutik — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Swedish: spritaffär — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Swedish: systembolag — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Thai: ร้านขายเหล้า (ráan kǎai hěe láa) — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises
  • Turkish: tekel bayii — shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be consumed off the premises