0 an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. are aimed:
1 a person or a particular group of people that something is directed at, or that something is intended for:
3 to direct advertising, criticism, or a product at someone:
4 to aim an attack, or a bullet, bomb, etc., at a particular object, place, or person:
5 an object aimed and fired at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which arrows, bullets, bombs, and other missiles are aimed:
7 to direct an action, advertising, or a product at a particular person or group:
8 to direct an attack or criticism against someone or something:
9 a result, level, or situation that an organization or group wants or plans to achieve:
The company gave employees the details of performance targets for bonuses.
emissions/production/sales targets
hit/meet/reach a target The French economy is on track to meet its growth targets.
exceed/miss/set a target The company has set a target of 10 million wholesale broadband connections by 2014.
a target date/level/price They plan to finish the manufacturing process by the new target date of October 31st.
10 a person, place, etc. that an action is directed at or intended for:
12 the price at which someone wants to buy or sell something:
13 someone or something that is easy to attack or criticize, often because they cannot defend themselves:
14 if you are on target with a project, etc., you are likely to achieve what you planned at the time you intended:
15 to direct something, especially advertising or a product, at a particular group of people or a particular area:
aggressively/carefully/specifically target sb/sth The marketing campaign is specifically targeting a different type of customer.
target sth at sb/sth We need government restrictions on ads targeted at children.
target sth to sb/sth They plan to target the tax cut to the middle classes.
16 to choose someone or something for a particular type of treatment:
target sb/sth for sth They have targeted the failing retailing group for takeover.
target sb/sth as sth Certain areas of manufacturing have been targeted as priorities.
Aim the arrow a little above the target.
When you've aligned the notch on the gun with the target, fire!
They received intelligence that the factory was a target for the bombing.
The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated.
Major tourist attractions are a soft target for pickpockets.
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