(archaic, or, regional, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) store-bought; shop-bought.
(archaic, or, regional, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) store-bought; shop-bought.
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(rare, archaic, or, dialectal, West Country, Cornwall, Canada, US) Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade), storebought.
Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade), storebought.
(intransitive) To purchase goods outside of one's local area.
(US) Not of or pertaining to a store (retail outlet).
The standard New Zealand and South African English term for a liquor store or off-licence — the kind of shop where you pick up beer, wine, and spirits to take home. In New Zealand it's so deeply embedded in everyday vocabulary that most people have never thought to question it. South Africans use it with equal casualness. The name comes from the historic practice of buying bottled alcohol separately from general groceries, and it remains the default word in both countries today.