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schemes (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈskiːmz/

Plans or plots, especially ones that are secret or complicated, often with the intention of achieving something, sometimes in a dishonest way.

The students devised elaborate schemes to avoid doing their homework.
He was accused of being involved in a financial scam, but his lawyer insisted it was a legitimate business scheme.
Her schemes for world domination were a bit too ambitious for a ten-year-old.

scheme for (prepositional phrase): A plan designed to achieve a particular purpose. — "They developed a new scheme for recycling plastic waste."
scheme to (prepositional phrase): A plan with the intention of doing something. — "He was caught in a scheme to defraud the company."

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