/ Dictionary / Index D Dawes plan: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Dawes' plan" Pronunciation: [key] a plan to ensure payments of reparations by Germany after World War I, devised by an international committee headed by Charles Gates Dawes and put into effect in 1924. Cf. Young plan. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Dawes dawk Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language