all-inclusive

Thân thiện

The resort offers an all-inclusive vacation package.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Including everything or everyone; comprehensive: An "all-inclusive" thing covers or contains all parts, aspects, or costs, leaving nothing significant out. It often implies a single price or a single consideration that encompasses the whole. * The resort offered an all-inclusive package covering meals, drinks, and activities. * We need an all-inclusive list of every item in the inventory.

Usage Examples

• Describing a service or price:
  • They booked an all-inclusive vacation, so they didn't have to worry about extra expenses for food or entertainment.
  • The fee is all-inclusive, covering tuition, materials, and exam costs.
• Describing a concept or statement:
  • The report aims to be all-inclusive, detailing every factor that influenced the decision.
  • Her philosophy is remarkably all-inclusive, accepting people from all walks of life.

Advanced Usage

• "all-inclusive of": Used to specify what is included.
  • The rent is all-inclusive of utilities and internet.
• In a figurative sense, it can describe something that is very broad or sweeping in its scope.
  • The new policy was an all-inclusive reform of the education system.

Variants and Related Words

• All-in (adjective, informal): Often used similarly, especially regarding costs. (e.g., )
• Inclusive (adjective): The root word, meaning including the stated limits or everything involved. (e.g., )
• Comprehensive (adjective): Covering completely or broadly.
• Blanket (adjective, as modifier): Applying to all cases or instances without exception. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Comprehensive
• Encompassing
• Across-the-board
• All-embracing
• Sweeping
• Umbrella

Antonyms

• Exclusive
• Limited
• Partial
• Restricted
• Selective

Related Phrases

• All-inclusive resort: A specific type of holiday resort where a single price covers accommodation, food, drink, and usually some activities.
  • They spent a week at an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. broad in scope or content
   • across-the-board pay increases
   • an all-embracing definition
   • blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
   • an invention with broad applications
   • a panoptic study of Soviet nationality- T.G.Winner
   • granted him wide powers