Phrase guide

business plan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /bĭznĭs plăn/

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noun

Meaning 1

A summary of how a business owner, manager, or entrepreneur intends to organize an entrepreneurial endeavor and implement activities necessary and sufficient for the venture to succeed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

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History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 商業計劃 /商业计划 (shāngyè jìhuà) — summary
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商業計劃書 /商业计划书 (shāngyè jìhuàshū) — summary
  • Chinese Mandarin: 經營計劃 /经营计划 (jīngyíng jìhuà) — summary
  • Czech: podnikatelský záměr — summary
  • Danish: forretningsplan — summary
  • Dutch: ondernemingsplan — summary
  • Estonian: äriplaan — summary
  • Finnish: liiketoimintasuunnitelma — summary
  • French: business plan — summary
  • French: plan d'affaires — summary
  • German: Geschäftsplan — summary
  • Greek: επιχειρηματικό σχέδιο (epicheirimatikó schédio) — summary
  • Hungarian: üzleti terv — summary
  • Italian: business plan — summary
  • Norwegian: businessplan — summary
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: forretningsplan — summary
  • Polish: biznesplan — summary
  • Portuguese: plano de negócios — summary
  • Russian: би́знес-пла́н (bíznes-plán) — summary
  • Slovak: podnikateľský plán — summary
  • Slovene: poslovni načrt — summary
  • Swahili: mpango wa biashara — summary
  • Swedish: affärsplan — summary
  • Ukrainian: бі́знес-пла́н (bíznes-plán) — summary