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scheme

noun B2
1

plan, program, düzen B2

a systematic arrangement of ideas or actions intended to achieve a particular goal

The university introduced a scholarship scheme for low-income students.

  • Our department's research scheme includes three major projects.
  • The city council approved a housing scheme to address the shortage.
  • International NGOs often collaborate on large-scale development schemes.
  • Critics argued that the scheme's funding model was unsustainable in the long term.
  • government scheme · devlet programı
  • scheme of work · ders planı Teachers must submit their scheme of work before the semester starts.
  • a scheme to do sth The company devised a scheme to reduce waste by 30 percent.
  • a scheme for sth She presented a scheme for improving campus transportation.

sb: somebody · sth: something

similar: planprogram

simpler: design

2

entrika C1

a secret plan, especially one that is illegal or dishonest

The journalist exposed a scheme to manipulate election results.

  • He was arrested for taking part in a money-laundering scheme.
  • Rumors suggested a scheme to sabotage the competitor's product launch.
  • Legal analysts debated whether the alleged scheme violated antitrust laws.
  • Despite the elaborate scheme, the conspirators were eventually brought to justice.
  • underlying scheme · gizli entrika Investigators uncovered an underlying scheme to embezzle funds.
  • scheme of deception · aldatma planı The fraudster's scheme of deception fooled many investors.
  • a scheme to do sth They uncovered a scheme to cheat investors.

sb: somebody · sth: something

similar: plotconspiracy

scheme

verb B2
1

entrika çevirmek, gizlice plan kurmak, planlamak

to devise a systematic plan or scheme, especially one that is secret or devious

Local officials scheme to cut taxes without public debate.

  • The corporation schemed a complex merger to dominate the market.
  • Investigators uncovered how the syndicate schemed to launder money across borders.
  • scheme to do sth She schemed to gain control of the company.

sb: somebody · sth: something

similar: planplot

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