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scheme::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | strategy |
| Type of | plan of action |
| Has types | counterterrorism, dodge, playbook, plot, stratagem, wheeze, game plan, contrivance, bubble, house of cards, incentive program, incentive scheme, pyramid scheme, waiting game, secret plan, game |
scheme::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | system |
| Type of | group, grouping |
| Has types | social organization, dragnet, economic system, economy, ecosystem, judicatory, judicature, judicial system, judiciary, language system, machinery, network, nonlinear system, organism, root system, rootage, shebang, social organisation, body, social structure, social system, solar system, structure, subsystem, syntax, water system, web |
scheme::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | schema |
| Type of | representation, internal representation, mental representation |
| Derivation | schematize |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | plan |
| Derivation | schemer |
Examples of scheme
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Two received probationary sentences for not reporting the scheme to authorities.
From the usatoday.com
It's hard enough for teams to make the switch to a 3-4 scheme in one off-season.
From the timesunion.com
Castaldi was sentenced to 23 years in prison for running a 22-year Ponzi scheme.
From the suntimes.com
Don't sell it for a lamebrained scheme that appears to be doomed from the start.
From the sacbee.com
The pledge scheme has not worked because the pledge figure has had to be fudged.
From the thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
It is also possible to take out an equity-release scheme to help pay these fees.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If your pension pot comes from a company scheme, your employer may offer advice.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If your university doesn't run its own scheme, you may still be able to benefit.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Prosecutors say Vitale made $600,000 by keeping DiMasi on board with the scheme.
From the bostonherald.com
- An elaborate and systematic plan of action
- Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
- Devise a system or form a scheme for
- Dodge: a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
- System: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
- Schema: an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
- In linguistics, scheme is a figure of speech that changes the normal arrangement of words in a sentence's structure. A good example of a playwright who is notorious for his use of schemes and tropes is William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Julius Caesar).
- In mathematics, a scheme is an important concept connecting the fields of algebraic geometry, commutative algebra and number theory. ...
- Scheme is one of the two main dialects of the programming language Lisp. Unlike Common Lisp, the other main dialect, Scheme follows a minimalist design philosophy specifying a small standard core with powerful tools for language extension. ...
