master plan

noun

: a plan giving overall guidance

Examples of master plan in a Sentence

He has a master plan for becoming a millionaire. my neighbor assured me that the wisdom of his master plan for his yard would be apparent once everything was finished
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International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 64, told county commissioners earlier this month that their master plan for overhaul renovations and rebuilds to stations across the county notably varies from the plan the city’s fire chief presented less than two months prior. Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025 The proposal does not affect restaurants in the downtown Village and Barrio, which have a separate master plan for the uses allowed there. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025 He will typically be tapped by a family office as a consultant, first working on a master plan for a potential project for a fee of $300,000 to $500,000, including various consultants. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2025 This gets to that now-what question for this franchise and the Marlins’ latest master plan to get out of their ongoing mess. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for master plan

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of master plan was in 1914

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“Master plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20plan. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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