goal
A2Academic AWL-4Frequent NGSL-1UK /ɡəʊl/US /ɡəʊl/
Meaning
noun
a frame with a net into which players must kick or hit the ball in order to score a point
“He headed the ball into an open goal (= one that had nobody defending it).”
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“That's the end goal?”
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“The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have.”
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“And as he notes in his company's latest annual report, of the 452 goals that Amazon.com has set for itself this year, 360 of them will directly affect the customer experience.”
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