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(Latin: flat, even, level, smooth)
(Greek: passively drifting, wandering, or roaming; planet or planets)
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austerity plan (s) (noun), austerity plans (pl)
Something that is intended to do and arrangements that are made to achieve economic conditions which are created by government measures to reduce budget deficits: "The austerity plan from the government makes it easier and cheaper for companies to lay people off."

"Spain is taking drastic actions with an austerity plan to lower its debts, even during a recession which has seen unemployment expand to nearly one in four."

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open plan
A large dwelling area that has multiple functions; most often, a joint kitchen-dining-living space.
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retirement plan (s) (noun), retirement plans (pl)
A system for saving money for use during the time when a person is no longer working: Dale's employer is offering a very good retirement plan.
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stimulus plan
1. A plan that encourages an activity or a process to begin, to increase, or to develop.
2. Monetary aid provided in order to "energize" or to spur growth in the economy; that is, to make greater efforts to improve the economic situation.

As President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress draft an economic stimulus plan for the United States, China is already two months into its own, very different stimulus effort to combat the global economic slump.

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