A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
The word 'target' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it as a verb, noun, or adjective. Example sentence: The sales team set a new target of 10,000 units for this quarter.
It benefited from Amec's positivity on the oil and gas sector, and also from news that Nomura had moved from reduce to neutral and raised its price target on Weir from £14 to £18.50.
We reiterate our buy stance and target price of £12.50.
But, as a private company – just like a comedian mulling over a rape joke, or a troll looking for a target for his anger – it could choose not to.
"Australia had signed up to a commitment to actually having 0.7% of gross national income as a target by 2016.
"This is the global target to end poverty".
The purpose was not to produce a useable photo, but to get the scoop on what the target was.
Today he had to admit that not only has he missed his debt target but that growth will be substantially lower than he forecast.
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Retail Lead Linguist @ Apple Inc.