1Including all the services or items normally expected or required.

1. 1.1inclusive of Containing (a specified element) as part of a whole.
   all prices are inclusive of VAT

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   • The measures would also see holiday entitlements reduced to just 20 days a year, inclusive of Bank Holidays, and the loss of entitlement to sick pay.
   • All prices are fully inclusive of taxes and the insurance surcharge.
   • Rate is inclusive of American buffet breakfast and subject to 15 per cent surcharge.
   • Me and BlueBalls spent a mere $7 each for the food, inclusive of drinks!
   • The proposal to announce a procurement price inclusive of four per cent state levies in lieu of the MSP, needs to be pursued, it said.
   • Good old Maplins have new connectors for the terribly reasonable price of £1.99, inclusive of VAT.
   • Some prices are inclusive of two meals, activities and entertainment.
   • The announcement would not be affected by any management buy-out, because the recent jobs announcement was inclusive of the decision.
   • The company are offering those willing to leave six weeks redundancy inclusive of statutory entitlements up to a maximum of two year's pay.
   • The cost inclusive of the island fee and the boat trip will be £17.50, however there will be an additional charge for the bus fare.
   • The rate is inclusive of food and cultural programmes.
   • Prices range from £205 to £395 per room per night, inclusive of continental breakfast and VAT.
   • Weekend stays, inclusive of accommodation, food and drink, cost from £695 for a double room.
   • The daily tariff is all inclusive of fine dining, wines and drinks, and all recreational activities.
   • The tickets for this talented performers concert in the Forum are priced at €12.50 which is inclusive of booking fee.
   • That's around $40, inclusive of the usual nail care thingies like cuticle pushing and so on.
   • All rates are inclusive of breakfast, and that, served buffet-style in the Oak Room, is very good indeed.
   • The full residential fee for the book weekend is £280, inclusive of accommodation and meals.
   • Both prices are inclusive of a meal plus five team prizes along with individual, front nine and back nine prizes.
   • Tickets €25 each, inclusive of transport, are available from all committee members.

   Synonyms

   including, incorporating, taking in, counting, taking account of

   comprising, covering, embracing
2. 1.2postpositive Including the limits specified.
   between the ages of 55 and 59 inclusive

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   • The offer is available until mid-December and is limited from Sundays to Thursdays inclusive.
3. 1.3 Not excluding any section of society or any party involved in something.
   only an inclusive peace process will end the conflict

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   • Media freedom is important for building inclusive societies, securing respect for human rights, empowering civil society and promoting development.
   • The Barcelona Declaration is a blueprint for action to assist and to facilitate local authorities to create a more inclusive society and an accessible environment for people with disabilities.
   • Dr Madden pointed out that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre was a not-for-profit organisation that required its facilities to be socially inclusive.
   • So it is important, too, that political parties be inclusive and consultative with their constituencies and supporters on an ongoing basis.
   • It has also been argued that the frontier experience made America a more tolerant and inclusive society, gave a higher status to women than many other countries and stimulated the desire for public education.
   • The Green Party's fundamental values lead us to promote an inclusive society.
   • Just because an obscure term is included on a sticker from a national organisation that primarily functions in academic circles does not mean that we as a society are inclusive.
   • But instead of it being inclusive, they excluded her, and I think that we, as women, those who have been brought up in Christianity, have been trying to work through that for 2,000 years.
   • An inclusive God, it would seem, requires an inclusive sacramental system as well.
   • Though each has distinct motives for packing up, they agree the United States is growing too conservative and believe Canada offers a more inclusive, less selfish society.
   • Part of the challenge is to create a progressive, inclusive culture - which will come about when the service reflects London's diverse community.
   • We live in a more inclusive society than we did say twenty years ago and I feel, on this issue, society should also move with the times.
   • National reforms can facilitate inclusive services at local level.
   • The optimistic assumption is that a more literate nation will be more cohesive and socially inclusive: polite society need no longer fear the disengaged illiterates.
   • They say it is an attempt to recognise some of their past failings and move towards a more inclusive party, which recognises some of the diversity in society.
   • Some worshipers have an especially keen awareness of just how inclusive each praise service is.
   • The government could also work towards a more harmonious and inclusive society that tolerated and protected differences of opinion, especially unpopular ones.
   • The inclusive nature of our society is vital for healthy and sustainable communities.
   • This means that the organisations that provide mental health services have to be flexible, inclusive and accessible, and share information and resources.
   • More recently, as the Prime Minister noted, Australians have responded to this call by moving away from segregation and isolation, to a more inclusive society.
4. 1.4 (of language) deliberately avoiding usages that could be seen as excluding a particular social group, for example avoiding the use of masculine pronouns to cover both men and women.
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   • For example, the publication guidelines of the American Psychological Association stress the use of nonsexist, inclusive language.
   • Westminster's question about ‘the chief end of man’ may be set aside because its language is not inclusive.
   • Coming from the United Trades and Labour Council, we'd been through the battles of using non-sexist and inclusive language.
   • What's wrong with inclusive gender-neutral language?
   • The new inclusive language and nongendered understanding of God, for example, are rooted in the dissent of feminists from traditional Catholic norms.