Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
American Plan — may refer to: American Plan (union negotiations), a 1920s plan for eliminating closed shop unions American Plan, a term used by Sydney Brenner for a model of how brain cells determine their neural functions American Plan A lodging package which… … Wikipedia
American plan — A*mer i*can plan In hotels, aplan upon which guests pay for both room and board by the day, week, or other convenient period; contrasted with {European plan}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
American plan — ☆ American plan n. a system of hotel operation in which the rate charged to guests covers room, service, and meals: distinguished from EUROPEAN PLAN … English World dictionary
American plan — UK US noun [U] US ► FULL BOARD(Cf. ↑full board) … Financial and business terms
American plan — noun a hotel plan that includes three meals daily • Hypernyms: ↑hotel plan, ↑meal plan • Hyponyms: ↑modified American plan … Useful english dictionary
American plan — {n.} A system of hotel management in which meals are included with the room, as opposed to the European plan that does not include meals. * /American tourists in Europe sometimes expect that their meals will be included, because they are used to… … Dictionary of American idioms
American\ plan — noun A system of hotel management in which meals are included with the room, as opposed to the European plan that does not include meals. American tourists in Europe sometimes expect that their meals will be included, because they are used to the … Словарь американских идиом
American Plan (union negotiations) — For the U.S. Presidential Primary allocation system, see American Plan.The American Plan is the term that most U.S. employers in the 1920s used to describe their policy of refusing to negotiate with unions. The policy promoted union free open… … Wikipedia
American plan — noun Date: 1853 a hotel plan whereby the daily rates cover the costs of the room and three meals compare European plan … New Collegiate Dictionary
American plan — Amer′ican plan n. (in hotels) a payment system that covers room and all meals Compare European plan • Etymology: 1855–60, amer … From formal English to slang
