goal

Definition

  • noun: something that you are trying to do or achieve
  • noun: the terminal point of a race

Examples

  • The workers scored an 'own goal' by demanding such high wages that no one could afford to employ them.

  • After playing the first half, both teams were still 'goalless'. [=neither team had scored a goal]

  • The company has instituted several new policies with the 'goal' of reducing waste.

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