European plan

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noun

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

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Origin of European plan

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby European plan

European Monetary Institute, European Monetary System, European Monetary Union, European oyster, European Parliament, European plan, European raspberry, European Recovery Program, European Recovery Programme, European red mite, European Space Agency

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How to use European plan in a sentence

There are reasons that European countries tend to avoid fluoride.
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We do see that a few European countries have them on the books: Germany, Poland, Italy, Ireland, a couple more.
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In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
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The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.
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Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
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We can readily see how this might have been, from numerous experiments made with both American and European varieties.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
European tobacco is lacking in flavor and is less powerful than the tobacco of America.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
These shipments in the past have been financed through credits drawn on European centers.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The flower stems on the American varieties are much longer than those of European tobaccos and also larger.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Hence it was that he found in Great Britain an implacable enemy ever stirring up against him European coalitions.
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British Dictionary definitions for European plan

European plan

noun

US a hotel rate of charging covering room and service but not mealsCompare American plan

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