inclusive of

preposition

: including or taking into account
the cost of building inclusive of materials

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The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. Gary Trust, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2025 Back inside, each of the guestrooms boasted cutting-edge amenities and service, which warranted overnight rates of $20 per room per night, or about $365 in today’s money, inclusive of room and board of three meals a day. Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025 Konno is nonbinary, and their pantomime is consciously inclusive of LGBTQ people, featuring a nonbinary character in the lead role of Dor, and a message that people should accept people who are different from them. Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 27 Dec. 2025 Those who provide proof of purchase will recoup the full purchase price for each eligible product, inclusive of taxes. Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inclusive of

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inclusive of was in 1709

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“Inclusive of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inclusive%20of. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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