Definition of planning
: the act or process of making or carrying out plans; specifically : the establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning
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Examples of planning in a Sentence
Careful planning made the party a success.
1730
First Known Use of planning
1730
PLANNING Defined for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of making a plan to achieve or do something
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