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master plan
A comprehensive, detailed, and often long-term overall plan that sets out all the important aspects of a large undertaking or project.
Die Stadtverwaltung präsentierte den Masterplan für die Neugestaltung des Hafengebiets.
The city administration presented the master plan for redesigning the harbor area.
'Der Masterplan' is a loanword from English and is used in German in the same way for a large, overarching plan. It is treated like a German noun, so it is capitalized and used with an article.
Die Regierung hat einen Masterplan für die Energiewende.
The government has a master plan for the energy transition.
A master plan is often combined with certain verbs. You can 'entwickeln' (develop), 'erstellen' (create), 'vorlegen' (present), 'umsetzen' (implement), or 'verfolgen' (pursue) a 'Masterplan' (master plan).
Die Firma will den neuen Masterplan im nächsten Jahr umsetzen.
The company wants to implement the new master plan next year.
The word is used for large, strategic, and often official projects, for example in urban planning, politics, or corporate strategies. It implies very comprehensive and long-term planning.
Der Masterplan für den Klimaschutz wurde der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt.
The master plan for climate protection was presented to the public.
plan
'der Plan' and 'der Masterplan' both describe how you want to achieve or organize something. 'der Plan' is more general and can be small or large: a plan for the evening, for a trip, or for a project. 'der Masterplan' is a large overall plan. It is usually long-term, detailed, and connects many individual steps. That is why 'Masterplan' sounds more important and comprehensive than 'Plan'. For normal everyday situations, 'Plan' is almost always enough. 'Masterplan' fits better with large undertakings, for example in a company, city, or organization.
Die Stadt stellt einen Masterplan für neue Wohnungen und bessere Busverbindungen vor.
The city is presenting a master plan for new housing and better bus connections.
Für das Wochenende haben wir noch keinen festen Plan.
We still do not have a fixed plan for the weekend.