master plan

¹ American  

noun

1. a general plan or program for achieving an objective.

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master-plan ² American  

[mas-ter-plan, mah-ster-] / ˈmæs tərˌplæn, ˈmɑ stər- /

verb (used with object)

master-planned, master-planning

1. to construct a master plan for.

   to master-plan one's career.

2. to develop or improve (land, a community, a building complex, or the like) through a long-range plan that balances and harmonizes all elements.

   The engineers master-planned the island to provide for increases in the tourist population.

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master plan British  

noun

1. a comprehensive long-term strategy

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Etymology

Origin of master plan

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Unlike other parts of the Neom master plan that were scaled back last year before much physical building took place, Trojena was years into construction.

From The Wall Street Journal

I don’t have a master plan to answer your question.

From Los Angeles Times

If one person had a master plan of where all these cameras were hidden, it would be my mom.

From Literature

The master plan doesn’t set out to pay for itself—the project would require a major public subsidy.

From The Wall Street Journal

California and New York have developed master plans for aging.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• blueprint
• scheme