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whole package en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (usually, with the) All the elements constituting a whole or occurring as a unit.
   • What MacIntyre therefore rejects is the whole package, namely a growth economy managed by the state, with occasional corrections with welfare, and so on. 2003, Ronald Beiner, Liberalism, nationalism, citizenship: essays on the problem of political community, →ISBN:
2. (idiomatic, usually, with the) Something or someone that possesses a full set of relevant characteristics, usually desirable ones.
   • For us, they are the whole package—fantastic foliage, precocious bloom, and beautiful flowers. In short, elegant simplicity. 2006, C. Colston Burrell, Judith Knott Tyler, Hellebores: a comprehensive guide, →ISBN, page 17:

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Relateds

real deal · total package

Synonyms

whole hog · the whole nine yards · stock and barrel · everything under the sun · whole enchilada · hook · lock · line and sinker · everything but the kitchen sink · whole shitting match · whole shebang · full monty · whole ball of wax · whole package · all the marbles · everytang · whole shooting match · whole kit and caboodle · the whole bang shoot · kit and caboodle · everything but the galley stove · the works · whole smash · bag and baggage