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.
Recent Examples of planning from the Web
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The country will organize at least one power auction for clean-energy projects this year, according to Eduardo Azevedo, secretary of energy planning and development at the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
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Joining Johnson each year for the planning of the annual Strawberry Madness event is Barbara Tracy, who like Jennifer, is among the third generation of Johnsons all in the same field.
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Presidents’ phone calls with world leaders often involve considerable advance planning.
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At the company's recent annual meeting, Rosenfeld characterized that process as routine succession planning.
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State planning officials have raised concerns about a massive increase in traffic without the road capacity to handle it, but have not suggested scrapping American Dream.
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Taking advantage of the program requires advance planning.
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The city’s planning department has recommended approval of the project with multiple conditions including a signage plan, bicycle amenities and the completion of traffic calming studies within one year.
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The Krechevskys’ approach embodies the latest trend promoted by the travel industry: family vacation planning.
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First Known Use of planning
1730
PLANNING Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of planning 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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