Five-Year Plan

[ fahyv-yeer ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. any plan for national economic or industrial development specifying goals to be reached within a period of five years, especially as undertaken by the Soviet Union and China.

Five-Year Plan

noun

1. (formerly in socialist economies) a government plan for economic development over a period of five years

Word History and Origins

Origin of Five-Year Plan¹

1925–30; originally probably as translation of Russian pyatilétka

Example Sentences

It was made more acute by the fact that the association is embarking on a "five-year-plan" of some importance.

From Project Gutenberg

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