The sale of alcoholic drink for consumption elsewhere than at the place of sale.
酒的外卖
as modifieran off-sale licence
count nouna part of public house or hotel premises used for off-sales only
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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.