planned obsolescence

1. The deterioration or the going out of date of a product according to a prearranged plan, usu involving its replacement
2. The deliberate inclusion in a product, eg a car, of features that lead to deterioration or out-of-dateness before the end of its useful life, to ensure future sales

plan /plan/

1. A figure or representation of anything projected on a plane or flat surface, esp that of a building or floor, as disposed on the ground
2. A large-scale detailed map of a small area
3. A scheme for accomplishing a purpose
4. An intended method
5. A scheme drawn up beforehand
6. A scheme of arrangement
7. (in the Methodist churches) a quarterly programme of services with preachers for each church in the circuit

1. To make a plan of
2. To design
3. To lay plans for
4. To devise
5. To purpose

To make plans

planˈless adjective

planned adjective

1. Intended
2. In accordance with, or achieved by, a careful plan made beforehand

plannˈer noun

1. A person who plans, esp the development of a town, etc
2. A calendar showing the whole year, etc, at a glance, used for forward planning

plannˈing noun

The act or practice of making plans, esp for the development of a town, etc

planned economy noun

One in which the government decides levels of production, prices and wages, etc

planned obsolescence see under obsolescent

planning blight see under blight

planning permission noun

Permission from a local authority to erect or convert a building or to change the use to which a building or piece of land is put

plan-position indicator noun (radar)

An apparatus in which the position of reflecting objects is shown on the screen of a cathode-ray tube, as if on a plan (abbrev PPI)