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

After all, the watch and I come as a package deal; anyone I would date would have to at least tolerate it.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

But as with Fritz back in the 1960s, Lindsey and Stevie were a package deal.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

It can be either singular or plural, depending on whether it’s supposed to mean two individuals or a package deal.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner