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scheme
[ skeem ]
noun
- a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- an underhand plot; intrigue.
Synonyms: , ,
- a visionary or impractical project.
- a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.:
a scheme of philosophy.
- any system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement.
Synonyms: ,
- a plan, program, or policy officially adopted and followed, as by a government or business:
The company's pension scheme is very successful.
- an analytical or tabular statement.
- a diagram, map, or the like.
- an astrological diagram of the heavens.
verb (used without object)
- to lay schemes; devise plans; plot.
scheme
/ 쾱ː /
noun
- a systematic plan for a course of action
- a systematic arrangement of correlated parts; system
- a secret plot
- a visionary or unrealizable project
- a chart, diagram, or outline
- an astrological diagram giving the aspects of celestial bodies at a particular time
- a plan formally adopted by a commercial enterprise or governmental body, as for pensions, etc
- an area of housing that is laid out esp by a local authority; estate
verb
- tr to devise a system for
- to form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- · adjective
- · noun
- dzܳ· verb (used with object) outschemed outscheming
- ܲ· noun
- ܲ·· noun
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of scheme1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scheme1
Idioms and Phrases
see best-laid plans (schemes) .Example Sentences
The university will seek additional public funding under the new scheme, which would also see further cost reductions pursued and a new operating model put into place.
Malta's so-called golden passport scheme that lets people become citizens through financial investment is contrary to European law, the EU's top court has ruled.
The New York, Boston and London marathons now all have pregnancy deferrals in place, yet mothers must pay the entrance fee for a second time when they use the deferral scheme, she said.
A community shop which runs a free second-hand school uniform scheme says it is "flat out" serving families who cannot afford to buy branded clothing.
"Even now I'm still processing the depth of the manipulation," Miss Baxter said, adding she had "no idea" about D'Wit's scheming.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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