inclusive

Welcoming everyone and giving all people a chance to take part.

• We want an inclusive school.
• The club became more inclusive after changing its rules.
• How can we make our events more inclusive?

Similar words: welcoming, open

Opposites: exclusive

Common phrases: an inclusive school, inclusive education, an inclusive society

Including all costs, so there is nothing extra to pay.

• The inclusive price is fifty euros.
• Our quote is inclusive of delivery.
• Is that amount inclusive of all taxes?

How to use it: inclusive of something (The fee is inclusive of meals and accommodation.)

Similar words: all-inclusive

Common phrases: an inclusive price, inclusive of tax, inclusive of delivery

Including both the first and last numbers, dates, or items in a range.

• Read pages two to six inclusive.
• The office is closed from Monday to Friday inclusive.
• Children aged five to ten inclusive can enter.

How to use it: from A to B inclusive (Read pages ten to twenty inclusive.)

Common phrases: to friday inclusive, from monday inclusive, to ten inclusive, an inclusive range

Including all or nearly all things in a particular group or subject.

• We need an inclusive list of options.
• The report offers an inclusive account of the available methods.
• Her inclusive definition covers both paid and unpaid work.

Similar words: comprehensive, all-embracing

Common phrases: an inclusive list, an inclusive definition, an inclusive range