A fork of Rural Dictionary
In Britain, a shop licenced to sell liquor for consumption off of the premises (as opposed to an On Licence, such as a pub, which is licenced to sell liquor for consumption on the premises).
I went down to the off licence to pick up some wine for tonight.
Place whose sole reason for existence is for English people to go and stock up on alcoholic drink. In other words, France.
I'm on a booze-cruise to England's Largest Off-Licence.