Definition of off-sales - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

alcohol

Rare

sales of alcohol for consumption away from premises

Rare

The pub offers off-sales until 10 PM.
They rely on off-sales for most of their revenue.
Off-sales have increased during the holiday season.

carryout

takeaway

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Origin of off-sales

English, off (away) + sales (selling)

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package store

alcohol

retail shop for off-premises alcohol sales

reach a plateau

business

sales or growth levels off

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French:ventes à emporter, ...
German:Mitnahmeverkauf, ...
Italian:vendite per asporto, ...
Spanish:venta para llevar, ...
Portuguese:venda para fora, ...
Chinese:外带酒, ...
Japanese:店外販売, ...
Arabic:مَبِيعَات خارِجِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מְכִירַת אַלְכּוֹהוֹל לְשִׁמּוּשׁ מִחוּץ לַמִּתְחָם, ...
Russian:алкоголь на вынос, ...
Ukrainian:продаж алкоголю на винос, ...
Hindi:शराब की बिक्री, ...
Bengali:অফ-সেলস, ...
Catalan:venda per emportar, ...
Czech:prodej alkoholu s sebou, ...
Danish:udsalgsalkohol, ...
Dutch:afhaaldrank, ...
Greek:πωλήσεις εκτός, ...
Hungarian:elviteles alkoholeladás, ...
Khmer:ការលក់គ្រឿងស្រវឹងសម្រាប់យកទៅផឹកក្រៅទីតាំងលក់, ...
Korean:주류 판매, ...
Persian:فروش الکل برای مصرف خارج از محل, ...
Polish:sprzedaż na wynos, ...
Portuguese (BR):vendas para levar, ...
Romanian:vânzări pentru acasă, ...
Swedish:alkoholförsäljning för avhämtning, ...
Thai:การขายเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์นอกสถานที่, ...
Turkish:alkol satışı, ...
Vietnamese:dịch vụ bán rượu mang đi, ...

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