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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
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of scheme1
Idioms and Phrases
see best-laid plans (schemes) .Example Sentences
President Trump on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping import tax scheme, in retaliation for what he said are unfair trade barriers on US products.
Despite Trump’s reassurances, not all Republicans are sold on the scheme.
The scheme brought in around $1.2 billion, which was funneled into real estate investments in the United States and Brazil.
The combination of these schemes allowed conservative judges in remote federal courthouses to block major policy initiatives by President Biden, such as his efforts to enact student debt relief.
RGU announced in November that 135 further redundancies could be made after 130 staff left through a voluntary severance scheme last year.
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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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