package deal

package deal

A travel agency offers a package deal for a beach vacation.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A combined offer: A "package deal" refers to an agreement or transaction in which multiple items, services, or components are offered together as a single unit, often at a reduced total price compared to purchasing them separately.
    • A comprehensive solution: In a broader sense, it can mean a set of related elements or proposals that are presented as an indivisible whole, where acceptance or rejection applies to the entire set.
Usage Examples
  • (A combined offer of travel services.)
  • (A set of terms that must be accepted entirely.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to negotiate a package deal": to discuss and agree upon a combined offer.

    • The union and management negotiated a package deal covering wages, benefits, and working hours. (They reached a comprehensive agreement on multiple issues.)

  • "to be part of a package deal": to be included as one component of a combined offer.

    • The software upgrade was part of a package deal with the new hardware. (The upgrade came included with the hardware purchase.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Package (n): a bundle of things wrapped or tied together; also, a set of proposals or terms.
    • The package arrived by mail. (A wrapped bundle.)
  • Deal (n): an agreement or transaction, especially in business.
    • We made a deal to share the profits. (A business agreement.)
Synonyms
  • Bundled offer: a set of items sold together as one unit.
  • Combined proposal: a proposal that includes multiple elements as a whole.
  • All-in-one deal: a single offer that covers everything needed.
Related Idioms
  • Package deal (idiomatic use): in informal contexts, it can refer to a situation where a person or thing comes with additional, inseparable elements.
    • When you date her, you get her family as a package deal. (You cannot separate her from her family; they come together.)
Phrasal Verbs
  • Package up: to wrap or combine items into a package.
    • They packaged up the books for shipping. (They put the books into a package.)
  • Deal with: to handle or manage something, often as part of an agreement.
    • We need to deal with the terms of the package deal. (We need to handle the conditions of the combined offer.)