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Definition scheme in British English

scheme noun

[countable] noun
/skiːm/

▪ develop, devise, implement, introduce, launch, operate, run

Example

a training scheme

Example

The proposed scheme should solve the parking problem.

Example

Have you joined the company pension scheme?

1.1

a plan for achieving something, especially something illegal or dishonest

Example

It sounds like just another crazy money-making scheme.

Example

a scheme to import illegal foreign goods

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Definition scheme in British English