planning

[plan-ing]

noun

1. the act or process of making a plan or plans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of planning¹

First recorded in 1740–50; plan + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Pathway Chief Commercial Officer Victor Szczerba distinguishes between “commodity” AI tasks such as approving a customer discount and more demanding projects such as end-of-quarter financial planning.

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However, planning officers have concluded that the application from Center Parcs has mitigated against these issues, and provided a strong case for a countryside development.

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"I didn't see it coming. One week you are thinking happy days and planning work and your shopping list and then the next week you are thinking, 'Where's the doorway, where is there no rain?'."

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The former French colony became a one-party communist state, King Savang Vatthana died in captivity, and centralised planning was imposed on the economy as landlocked Laos, always remote, became increasingly isolated.

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Wealden District Council, the local authority, previously passed a motion formally opposing it and said it had served a planning contravention notice against the Home Office.

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Related Words

• plan