state store
A liquor store selling wine and spirits, run by an administrative board of the state…A liquor store selling wine and spirits (but not beer), run by an administrative board of the state government.
Meaning
1 senses(Pennsylvania, informal)A liquor store selling wine and spirits (but not beer), run by an administrative board of the state government.
Origin
So named because for many decades the state maintained a monopoly on the retail sale of boSo named because for many decades the state maintained a monopoly on the retail sale of bottled liquor and wine (i.e., as packaged goods, in contrast with those served in a glass at a bar or restaurant); those are the only consumer products that are sold in stores run by the state. Meanwhile, bottled and canned beer was long sold only by a dedicated class of merchants (called beer distributors). Today some grocery stores in the state sell wine and beer, but liquor (spirits) in particular remains a state monopoly at the state store.
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Forms
plural: state stores| Singular | state store |
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