Preparation vs. Planning

Preparationnoun

(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.

Preparationnoun

(uncountable) The state of being prepared; readiness.

Preparationnoun

(countable) That which is prepared.

Preparationnoun

A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.

Preparationnoun

(anatomy) A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.

Preparationnoun

(music) Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.

Preparationnoun

(Judaism) The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.

Preparationnoun

Devotional exercises introducing an office.

Preparationnoun

(music) The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.

Preparationnoun

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign.

Preparationnoun

The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war.

Preparationnoun

That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure.

Preparationnoun

That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.

Preparationnoun

An army or fleet.

Preparationnoun

The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension.

Preparationnoun

Accomplishment; qualification.

Preparationnoun

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose;

Preparationnoun

a substance prepared according to a formula

Preparationnoun

the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening;

Preparationnoun

the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action);

Preparationnoun

(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord;

Preparationnoun

activity leading to skilled behavior

Preparationnoun

preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

Preparationnoun

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat;

Planningverb

present participle of plan

Planningnoun

(uncountable) Action of the verb to plan.

Planningnoun

The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.

Planningnoun

The act of making contingency plans.

Planningnoun

Planning permission.

Planningnoun

an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action;

Planningnoun

the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise

Planningnoun

the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening;

Planningnoun

the process of making plans for something

Planningnoun

the control of urban development by a local government authority, from which a licence must be obtained to build a new property or change an existing one

Planning

Planning is the process of thinking about the activities required to achieve a desired goal. It is the first and foremost activity to achieve desired results.