Liquor store
Liquor store noun - A store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere.
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Synonyms for Liquor store
Package store is a synonym for liquor store. In some cases you can use "Package store" instead a noun phrase "Liquor store".
Package store
Package store noun - A store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere.
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Synonyms for Package store
Liquor store is a synonym for package store. You can use "Liquor store" instead a noun phrase "Package store".
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In certain parts of the United States, mostly New England, a liquor store is commonly called a "Packie" (short for "package store") which can cause misunderstandings for British English speakers since it's a homophone for an extremely offensive term for a South Asian individual.
Source: Cross-Cultural Kerfluffle
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Package store and Liquor store. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/liquor_store/package_store
Liquor store & Package store. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/liquor_store/package_store>.
Package store or Liquor store. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/liquor_store/package_store.
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