Planning vs Arranging - What's the difference?
planning | arranging |
(uncountable) action of the verb to plan
the act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans
the act of making contingency plans
(informal, British) planning permission
arrangement
* (Francis Hopkinson Smith), Peter: A Novel of Which He Is Not the Hero
As verbs the difference between planning and arranging
is that planning is while arranging is .As nouns the difference between planning and arranging
is that planning is (uncountable) action of the verb to plan while arranging is arrangement.planning
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Verb
(head)Noun
- My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning .
Usage notes
Planning is a context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'. Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.Derived terms
* family planning * life planning * macroplanning * microplanning * planning permission * vacation planningExternal links
* (wikipedia "planning")arranging
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Strict orders had been given by Mrs. Breen the night before that certain dustings and arrangings of furniture should take place, the spacious stairs swept, and the hectic hired palms in their great china pots watered.