part of the package
noun phrase
informal
: part of a situation that someone will have to accept
If you let her move in with you, living with her cat is all part of the package.
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Long-term online support and regular check-ups are usually part of the package as well.
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Wyles Daniel, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Most of these funds, however, expired in 2023, and while the Biden Administration initially included more permanent childcare funding in its 2021 Build Back Better proposal, that part of the package ultimately fell apart.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Thune did promise a Senate vote on the health care subsidies issue as part of the package, but there’s no guarantee an extension will pass the Senate or get a vote in the House.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Nov. 2025
Around this time last season, Hunt, 23, was part of the package of picks and players sent to Columbus by Wild general manager Bill Guerin to get defenseman David Jiricek.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
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Wyles Daniel, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Most of these funds, however, expired in 2023, and while the Biden Administration initially included more permanent childcare funding in its 2021 Build Back Better proposal, that part of the package ultimately fell apart.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Thune did promise a Senate vote on the health care subsidies issue as part of the package, but there’s no guarantee an extension will pass the Senate or get a vote in the House.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Nov. 2025
Around this time last season, Hunt, 23, was part of the package of picks and players sent to Columbus by Wild general manager Bill Guerin to get defenseman David Jiricek.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Part of the package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part%20of%20the%20package. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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