whole package

English

Noun

whole package (plural whole packages)

1. (usually with the) All the elements constituting a whole or occurring as a unit.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:everything

   • 2003, Ronald Beiner, Liberalism, nationalism, citizenship: essays on the problem of political community, →ISBN:

     What MacIntyre therefore rejects is the whole package, namely a growth economy managed by the state, with occasional corrections with welfare, and so on.

2. (usually with the) Something or someone that possesses a full set of relevant characteristics, usually desirable ones.
   • 2006, C. Colston Burrell, Judith Knott Tyler, Hellebores: a comprehensive guide, →ISBN, page 17:

     For us, they are the whole package—fantastic foliage, precocious bloom, and beautiful flowers. In short, elegant simplicity.

See also

• real deal
• total package