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scheme

[ skeem ]

noun

  1. a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
  2. an underhand plot; intrigue.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. a visionary or impractical project.
  4. a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.:

    a scheme of philosophy.

  5. any system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement.

    Synonyms: ,

  6. a plan, program, or policy officially adopted and followed, as by a government or business:

    The company's pension scheme is very successful.

  7. an analytical or tabular statement.
  8. a diagram, map, or the like.
  9. an astrological diagram of the heavens.


verb (used with object)

schemed, scheming.
  1. to devise as a scheme; conspire; plot; contrive.

verb (used without object)

schemed, scheming.
  1. to lay schemes; devise plans; plot.

scheme

/ 쾱ː /

noun

  1. a systematic plan for a course of action
  2. a systematic arrangement of correlated parts; system
  3. a secret plot
  4. a visionary or unrealizable project
  5. a chart, diagram, or outline
  6. an astrological diagram giving the aspects of celestial bodies at a particular time
  7. a plan formally adopted by a commercial enterprise or governmental body, as for pensions, etc
  8. an area of housing that is laid out esp by a local authority; estate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to devise a system for
  2. to form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳾱, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scheme1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Medieval Latin ŧ (stem ŧt- ), from Greek ê “form, figure”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scheme1

C16: from Latin schema, from Greek ŧ form
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Idioms and Phrases

see best-laid plans (schemes) .
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Synonym Study

See plan. See plot.
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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.

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Despite Trump’s reassurances, not all Republicans are sold on the scheme.

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The scheme brought in around $1.2 billion, which was funneled into real estate investments in the United States and Brazil.

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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.

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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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