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scheme
[ skeem ]
noun
- a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- an underhand plot; intrigue.
Synonyms: conspiracy, cabal, stratagem
- 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.
- 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
/ skiːm /
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
- ˈschemer, noun
Other Words From
- scheme·less adjective
- schem·er noun
- out·scheme verb (used with object) outschemed outscheming
- sub·scheme noun
- un·der·scheme noun
- un·schemed 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
This would likely be done through a central scheme, which would be simpler for consumers than filing a legal complaint and would require firms to check if customers had lost out.
The £50 payment is separate to Nationwide's so-called fairer share payments scheme, which periodically returns some of its profits to members.
Vasyl Chornyi, the team leader, said: "There are organised criminal groups using their social media, trying to lure people into trafficking scheme."
The club is also preparing to announce plans that could see "the most iconic football stadium in the world" being built to replace the existing stadium, as part of a wider regeneration scheme.
These included new treatment plants, along with schemes which would let owners of septic tanks and package treatment works ask for a connection to the mains sewer under certain conditions.
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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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