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liquor store
Related terms: liquor shop · alcohol store · alcohol shop
A retail establishment primarily selling alcoholic drinks, including beer, wine, spirits, and liqueurs.
A liquor store is a retail establishment whose primary merchandise consists of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, spirits, liqueurs, or other such drinks containing a detectable percentage of alcohol.
The name includes beer and wine, not only distilled spirits. The primary merchandise consists of alcoholic beverages.
A wine store concentrates primarily on wine. A beverage store offers a general selection including non-alcoholic drinks.
