package deal

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of package deal¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

There are also concerns in the country that a “package deal” favored by Trump may not work out to Seoul’s advantage.

From Los Angeles Times

While describing Trump’s tariffs as the “campaign of a madman,” Lee has also indicated a willingness to discuss a package deal that spans Trump’s Alaska natural gas pipeline project, the defense cost issue and cooperation in shipbuilding.

From Los Angeles Times

It appears to be a package deal given that Iamaleava’s younger brother, Madden, is expected to join Nico in Westwood after entering the transfer portal.

From Los Angeles Times

Nathan Hochman says he will not consider Erik and Lyle Menendez a package deal when it comes to making a decision on possible resentencing.

From Los Angeles Times