American plan
(in hotels) a system of paying a single fixed rate that covers room and all meals.
Abbreviation: AP.
Historical Examples
American plan: A scheme for shortening human life through overeating.
The Roycroft Dictionary Elbert Hubbard
noun
(US) a hotel rate in which the charge includes meals Compare European plan
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