scheme (skiːm
)
Definitions
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
- mainly British a plan formally adopted by a commercial enterprise or governmental body, as for pensions, etc
- mainly Scottish 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
Alternative Forms
ˈschemer nounWord Origin
C16: from Latin schema, from Greek skhēma formSynonyms
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programme,
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system,
design,
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theory,
proposal,
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plot,
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ploy,
ruse,
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diagram,
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Quotations
"The best laid schemes o' mice an' menGang aft a-gley"
Translations
- British English:
scheme
A scheme is a plan or arrangement, especially one produced by a government or other organization....schemes to help fight unemployment.skiːm NOUN ...schemes to help fight unemployment.
- Spanish:
plan
nm
- French:
plan
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- German:
Plan
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- Chinese: 计划 n
- Arabic: خِطَّة n
- Portuguese: esquema nm
- Russian: схема nf
- Croatian: shema nf
- Czech: systém nm
- Danish: plan nutr
- Dutch: programma nnt
- Finnish: suunnitelma n
- Greek: μεθόδευση nf
- Italian: piano nm
- Japanese: 計画 n
- Korean: 계획 n
- Norwegian: handlingsplan nm
- Polish: plan nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: esquema nm
- European Spanish:
plan
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- Swedish: plan nutr
- Thai: แผนการ n
- Turkish: plan n
- Vietnamese: kế hoạch n
Usage examples
Very soon I'd have the lion's share of a sound antique fakery scheme , at least.
, The Tartan Ringers (1986)Mrs Hill is a garden designer and the garden is opened under the'Yellow Book ' scheme.
Country Life (2005)Under the terms of the proposal, existing staff would retain their DB pension but new employees would enter a new DC scheme.
Irish Times (2002)The basic idea behind the scheme , which pre-dates devolution, is sensible.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Drogheda also worked steadily from 1954 to introduce a pension scheme for company members.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)