all-in·clu·sive
ˌȯl-in-ˈklü-siv 
-ziv
: including everything
a broader and more nearly all-inclusive view
especially
: sold for one price that includes charges and fees that are often added separately
The development of the "all-inclusive" tourist package in which flights, airport transfers, hotel accommodations, meals, drinks, entertainment, sports facilities, excursions, et cetera, are paid in full in advance … —
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all-inclusiveness
noun
plural all-inclusives
: a resort that charges one fee that includes the price of a room, meals, beverages, and all other expenses : an all-inclusive resort
a vacation at an all-inclusive
Tapping into the luxury market has not been easy for all-inclusives, which are saddled with stereotypes about garish plastic armbands and warmed-over buffet-style meals.—Jacqueline Detwiler
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Adjective
an all-inclusive look at the threat posed by a global pandemic
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Ascend Agency, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
This is a landscape of lochs and mountains, best viewed from a cozy railcar, on a train that coddles just 36 passengers on an all-inclusive journey.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
Add in remote work, looser ties to any single office and rising rates of social isolation, and the appeal of an all-inclusive room in a building full of potential friends becomes clearer.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Doubles from $718, all-inclusive.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The clinic offers Sapphire FUE and DHI procedures within all-inclusive packages that bundle hotel, transfers, translation and aftercare.
—Ascend Agency, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
This is a landscape of lochs and mountains, best viewed from a cozy railcar, on a train that coddles just 36 passengers on an all-inclusive journey.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
Add in remote work, looser ties to any single office and rising rates of social isolation, and the appeal of an all-inclusive room in a building full of potential friends becomes clearer.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Doubles from $718, all-inclusive.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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“All-inclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-inclusive. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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