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scheme

/ˈskiːm/

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noun

plural schemes

[count] a clever and often dishonest plan to do or get something

a scheme [=plot] to seize control of the government

a scheme to cheat people out of their money - see also pyramid scheme

chiefly Brit :an official plan or program of action

The company has a new scheme for insurance coverage.

a scheme to improve the economy

a training/pension/marketing scheme

the way that something is arranged or organized

the color/decorative scheme of a room

a poem's rhyme scheme

the scheme of things

the general way that things are organized and relate to each other

Everyone has their role to play in the (overall) scheme of things.

Our problems aren't really that important in the grand scheme of things. [=aren't really that important when you think about the larger situation]

verb

schemes; schemed; scheming

[no obj] :to make plans to do or get something in a secret and often dishonest way

He felt that the other men were scheming against him.

He was betrayed by a scheming friend. - often followed by to + verb

She schemed [=plotted] to take control of the company from her brother.