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US
/ˈskim/
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[ UK /skˈiːm/ ]
[ UK /skˈiːm/ ]
NOUN
- an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
- a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
- a schematic or preliminary plan
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a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going - an elaborate and systematic plan of action
VERB
- form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
- devise a system or form a scheme for
How To Use scheme In A Sentence
- In 2005, the Mugabe government launched what it called a slum clearance scheme, that bulldozed major shantytowns, brutally displacing hundreds of thousands of people. CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007
- Otherwise you'll just have to pump as much as you can into the scheme through voluntary contributions, although scope here is limited as you are restricted to a maximum of 15% of your annual salary.
- There wasn't a lot of information there; I had to expand on it, invent the colour scheme.
- The livestock scheme is run on commercial lines rather than donations. Times, Sunday Times
- This scheme enables you to budget the cost through fixed monthly payments.
- It also questioned the fairness of two-tier charging structures in some schemes in which members ceasing to make new contributions were charged higher fees than active members. Times, Sunday Times
- Such schemes help older homeowners to unlock money from their property without selling. Times, Sunday Times
- Another party I fell in with said you could generally always get bread; and the thing to do was to break a plateglass window and get into gaol; seemed rather a brilliant scheme. The Wrong Box
- Such schemes last for decades - far longer than solar panels or wind turbines - so they offer reliable green power. Times, Sunday Times
- The company has invested a great deal of time and effort in setting up new training schemes.
