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Also Inflected form of plan

planning

plan·ning

UK/ˈplænɪŋ/ US/ˈplænɪŋ/ common informal uk

noun

1.

an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action

  • “the planning was more fun than the trip itself”
2.

the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise

3.

the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

  • “his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties”
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Phrases

  • advocacy planning
  • business continuity planning
  • capacity planning
  • central planning
  • centralised planning
  • centralized planning
  • decentralised planning
  • decentralized planning

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