European plan

American  

noun

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

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European plan British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of European plan

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

The goal of the European plan is to give shipping companies confidence to use the strait after the fighting has ended, which officials said could be some time away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

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

To effect this, he abolished the old privileges of the soldiers, disbanded them, and drafted them into the new regiments, which he had organized on the European plan.

From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John