Five-Year Plan
[ fahyv-yeer ]
/ ˈfaɪvˌyɪər /
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noun (sometimes lowercase)
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.
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Origin of Five-Year Plan
1925–30; originally probably as translation of Russian pyatilétka
Words nearby Five-Year Plan
five-spot, five-star, five stones, Five Towns, five W's, Five-Year Plan, fix, fixate, fixated, fixation, fixation nystagmus
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British Dictionary definitions for Five-Year Plan
Five-Year Plan
noun
(formerly in socialist economies) a government plan for economic development over a period of five years
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