■ noun
1》 a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.
↘a scheme for the regular payment of contributions towards a pension, insurance policy, etc.: a personal pension ~.
2》 an intention or decision about what one is going to do.
3》 a map or diagram: a street ~.
↘a scale drawing of a horizontal section showing the layout of a given level of a building.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned )
1》 decide on and arrange in advance.
↘make preparations for an anticipated event or time.
2》 make a ~ of.
Derivatives
~ner noun
~ning noun
Origin
C17: from Fr., from earlier ~t 'ground ~, ~e surface'; cf. ~t .