European plan

American  

noun

1. (in hotels) a system of paying a fixed rate that covers lodging and service but not meals. EP

---

European plan British  

noun

1. a hotel rate of charging covering room and service but not meals Compare American plan

---

Etymology

Origin of European plan

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

The U.S. plan places a 600,000-person cap on the size of the peacetime Ukrainian military, while a European plan proposes a limit of 800,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

That the man who always has a European plan can plot another landmark result in their history - and help put a painful reminder of his past behind him.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

Yet a European plan to merely use the interest on the Russian funds would provide only a trickle of money every year — some $2.5 billion-$3 billion at current interest rates.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

The European plan calls for the European Commission to ease funding rules for innovative semiconductor plants.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2022

The houses, when not built upon the European plan, are surprisingly like those of ancient days.

From The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology by Weigall, Arthur E. P. B.