🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

das ganze Paket

Pronunciation / Transliteration: das ɡant͡sə paket

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Whole-shebang/ðə hoʊl ʃəˈbæŋ/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie haben die Unterkunft, die Flüge und das ganze Paket gebucht."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The entirety of something; every part, component, or person involved in a given situation.

    "When we booked the resort package, we got the meals, excursions, and spa access—the whole shebang."
  2. 2

    A complex situation, affair, or establishment considered collectively.

    "He decided to sell the business, the building, and the whole shebang to retire early."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in American English during the mid-19th century, 'shebang' was initially used to describe a crude hut, tavern, or strange conveyance. By the late 1800s, the phrase 'the whole shebang' evolved idiomatically to encompass an entire collection, system, or situation in its entirety.

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