Meaning of planning in English

planning
noun [ U ]
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planning noun [U] (DECIDING)

B2
the act of deciding how to do something:
Events like these take months of careful planning.
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planning noun [U] (DESIGNING)

C1
the process of deciding how land in a particular area will be used and designing plans for it:
town/environmental/urban planning
the planning department of the local council
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(Definition of planning from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

planning | Business English

planning
noun [ U ]
uk

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the process of planning activities or events in an organized way so that they are successful or happen on time:
The proposed infrastructure requires investment and planning, but it is possible.
the planning process/stage/system The project is still currently at the planning stage.
Contingency planning is underway, so that if one particular system does fail it will not seriously affect our ability to regulate the securities markets.
advance/long-term/forward planning
careful/detailed planning
business/retirement/career planning
PROPERTY, TRANSPORT
the activity of planning where buildings, roads, etc. are placed in a town or city:
city/town/urban planning
the planning committee/department/authority
planning regulations/restrictions

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corporate planning
economic planning
enterprise resource planning
estate planning
financial planning
human resource planning
manpower planning
materials requirement planning
media planning
strategic planning
(Definition of planning from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of planning

in Chinese (Traditional)
策劃, 策劃，規劃, 設計…
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策划, 策划，规划, 设计…
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planificación, urbanismo, planificación [feminine…
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planejamento, planejamento [masculine]…
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計画, 企画, 土地の開発計画…
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plânlama, tasarlama, kent plânlaması…
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planification [feminine], planification…
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planificació, urbanisme…
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plánování, projektování…
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planlægning, -planlægning…
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perencanaan…
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planowanie, plany, planowanie przestrzenne…
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perancangan…
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das Planen…
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planlegging [masculine], prosjektering [masculine], planlegging…
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계획, 도시 계획…
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планування…
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progettazione, programmazione, pianificazione…
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планирование, план застройки, проектирование…
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