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

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

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

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

In either instance, the school on the receiving end of the lifeline would make every attempt to create a package deal so they could enter the Big 12 in tandem.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

You are probably familiar with the first 10 amendments, which were approved as a package deal shortly after the Constitution’s ratification.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

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