whole package
whole package noun: all the elements constituting a whole or occurring as a unit.
Noun
whole package (plural whole packages)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang, everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, everything under the sun, full monty, hook, line and sinker, kit and caboodle
- 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
Synonyms of whole package
- all the marbles
- bag and baggage
- everytang
- everything but the galley stove
- everything but the kitchen sink
- everything under the sun
- full monty
- hook
- line and sinker
- kit and caboodle
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Forms of whole package
| plural | whole packages |
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Questions about whole package
- What does whole package mean?
- Whole package means all the elements constituting a whole or occurring as a unit.
- What part of speech is whole package?
- Whole package is a noun.
- What is the plural of whole package?
- The plural of whole package is whole packages.
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