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plan noun ( DECISION )

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Definition

[C] a set of decisions about how to do something in the future
a company's business plan
a negotiated peace plan
a five-year plan
holiday plans
What are your plans for this weekend?
[+ to infinitive] My plan is to hire a car when I arrive in America and travel about.
[C] a type of arrangement for financial investment
a pension/savings plan
go according to plan
to happen in the way you intend
Events of this type rarely go according to plan.

(Definition of plan noun (DECISION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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