package deal

noun

1
: an offer or agreement involving a number of related items or one making acceptance of one item dependent on the acceptance of another
2
: the items offered in a package deal

Examples of package deal in a Sentence

They presented their proposals to the committee as a package deal.
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of package deal was circa 1948

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“Package deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/package%20deal. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

package deal

noun
: an offer containing several items all or none of which must be accepted
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