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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 51Թ Forms
- · adjective
- · noun
- dzܳ· verb (used with object) outschemed outscheming
- ܲ· noun
- ܲ·· noun
- ܲ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scheme1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scheme1
Idioms and Phrases
see best-laid plans (schemes) .Example Sentences
County Superior Court three times over allegations of fraudulent financial schemes.
Swansea City AFC Foundation, which runs sessions with young people in Wales under the scheme, said it had "noticed that some young people express concerns about safety and have mentioned initiatives like purchasing stab vests".
A childminder has said that costs are deterring people from going into the profession and the current childcare subsidy scheme does not go far enough.
There are two types – defined benefit schemes which guarantee a fixed pension income, and defined contribution where your pension pot rises and falls with financial markets.
It recently closed a second voluntary severance scheme after a previous round led to 60 members of staff leaving voluntarily.
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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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