planned ppl adjective. [pland] L18.
[from PLAN verb + -ED¹.]
Designed, projected, arranged, etc., (as) in accordance with a plan; that is the result of planning or a plan.
planned economy an economy in which industrial production and development etc. are determined by an overall national plan. planned obsolescence a systematic policy of obsolescence of consumer goods due to deliberate changes in design, cessation of the supply of spare parts, use of poor-quality materials, etc.
■ J. Aiken Dru had been a planned child, whereas I was an unexpected..afterthought.

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