package deal

American  

noun

1. Also called package plan.  an agreement in which the buyer pays a stipulated price for a group of related products or services.

   a package deal from a book club.

2. the products or services included in such an agreement.

   We got a package deal of room, meals, automobile, and guide at the resort hotel.

3. an agreement or plan in which the approval of one element is contingent upon the approval of all the others.

   The union wanted management to approve a package deal increasing wages, retirement benefits, and the number of paid holidays.

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Etymology

Origin of package deal

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Supply of affordable beach-front resorts is also more limited in Goa compared with Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Thailand, where one can get a package deal at half the rate, if not cheaper.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

An “Experience Abu Dhabi” logo appears on the Knicks’ jerseys as part of a package deal with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

It’s supposed to be a package deal: “Moon to Mars.”

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

With his father on the way to becoming the winningest coach in school history, it seemed inevitable that any future trip to Pasadena would come as part of a package deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

Elliot winced at the words package deal, and I knew it was because I was part of that particular package.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin