plan : Idioms & Phrases


401-k plan

  • noun a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn, at which point they can be converted into an IRA; funds can be transferred if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself
    401-k.
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american plan

  • noun a hotel plan that includes three meals daily
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architectural plan

  • noun scale drawing of a structure
    plan.
    • the plans for City Hall were on file
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basal body temperature method of family planning

  • noun natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation
    basal body temperature method.
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battle plan

  • noun plan for conducting a battle
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bermuda plan

  • noun a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily
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Body plan

  • (Shipbuilding), an end elevation, showing the conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her length.
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Body plan, Floor plan

  • etc. See under Body, Floor, etc.
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city planning

  • noun determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
    town planning; city planning.
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commission plan

  • noun a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission
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continental plan

  • noun a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily
    continental plan.
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Diametral planes

  • (Crystal.), planes in which two of the axes lie.
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Divisional planes

  • (Geol.), planes of separation between rock masses. They include joints.
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employee savings plan

  • noun a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer
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employee stock ownership plan

  • noun a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company
    ESOP.
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european plan

  • noun a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily
    continental plan.
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family planning

  • noun limiting the number of children born
    birth control; birth prevention.
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Floor plan

  • noun scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation
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  • . (a) (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship as divided at the water line. (b) (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages, apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of a house.
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game plan

  • noun (figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs
    • newscasters speculated about the President's game plan for an invasion
  • noun (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport
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Ground plan

  • noun a floor plan for the ground level of a building
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  • (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an elevation or perpendicular section.
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Half-breadth plan

  • (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of the half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines.
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hotel plan

  • noun a plan and a room rate for providing a room and meals to guests at a hotel
    hotel plan.
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installment plan

  • noun a system for paying for goods by installments
    installment plan; installment buying.
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keogh plan

  • noun a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons
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marshall plan

  • noun a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall
    European Recovery Program.
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master plan

  • noun a long-term outline of a project or government function
    • the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development
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meal plan

  • noun a plan and a room rate for providing a room and meals to guests at a hotel
    hotel plan.
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modified american plan

  • noun a hotel plan that includes breakfast and dinner (but not lunch)
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natural family planning

  • noun any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle
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Oblique planes

  • (Dialing), planes which decline from the zenith, or incline toward the horizon.
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open-plan

  • adjective satellite (of rooms or buildings) having large rooms with few dividing partitions
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ovulation method of family planning

  • noun natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery
    ovulation method.
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pension plan

  • noun a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
    retirement account; retirement program; pension plan; pension account; retirement plan; retirement savings account.
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plan of action

  • noun a plan for actively doing something
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plan of attack

  • noun ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
    attack; approach.
    • his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons
    • an attack on inflation
    • his plan of attack was misguided
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planing machine

  • noun a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
    plane; planer.
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planned community

  • noun a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents
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planning board

  • noun a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
    advisory board.
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planning commission

  • noun a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments
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retirement plan

  • noun a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
    retirement account; retirement program; pension plan; pension account; retirement plan; retirement savings account.
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retirement savings plan

  • noun a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
    retirement account; retirement program; pension plan; pension account; retirement plan; retirement savings account.
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secret plan

  • noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
    plot; game.
    • they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
    • I saw through his little game from the start
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Sheer plan, ∨ Sheer draught

  • (Shipbuilding), a projection of the lines of a vessel on a vertical longitudinal plane passing through the middle line of the vessel.
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stock purchase plan

  • noun an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock
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time plan

  • noun a system for paying for goods by installments
    installment plan; installment buying.
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town planning

  • noun determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
    town planning; city planning.
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travel plan

  • noun a proposed route of travel
    itinerary.
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urban planning

  • noun the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities
  • noun determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
    town planning; city planning.
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Vicinal planes

  • (Min.), subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place. They have in general very complex symbols.
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