1 scheme
Pronounced:
/ˈski:m/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural schemesMeaning:
[count] 1 : 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
2 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
3 : the way that something is arranged or organized ▪ the color/decorative scheme of a room ▪ a poem's rhyme scheme
2 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
3 : 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]