Goals, Objectives and Targets

The words goal, objective, and target have similar meanings.  Goals tend to belong – term and are often used to refer to company plans, for example. The word objectives is often used in more formal situations to refer to specific things people want to achieve (objectives of a meeting, for example). In both sales and purchasing, however, or whenever money or figures are involved, the most frequently used word is target. Here are some expressions with target:

To set a target

To be on target

To reach a target

To be above/below target

To exceed a target

To revise a target

Could you think of any expressions with goal and objective?