family plan
noun
a special rate, especially of air passenger carriers, under which the head of a household purchasing a full-fare ticket may take other family members at reduced fares on certain days.
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Nearby words
- family man,
- family medicine,
- family name,
- family of curves,
- family physician,
- family planning,
- family practice,
- family practitioner,
- family room,
- family skeleton
Also called family fare, family-fare plan.
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