came with the territory

A form of come with the territory — To be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of come with the territory
Cite this entry
APA

came with the territory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/came%20with%20the%20territory

MLA

“came with the territory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/came%20with%20the%20territory. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “came with the territory,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/came%20with%20the%20territory.

Source: came with the territory on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.