scheme betydelse and definition

Betydelse av scheme på svenska

• 0 an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you:

  • He has a hare-brained/crazy scheme for getting rich before he's 20.

  • Under the current marking/mark scheme, you need 90 percent to get an A.

  • a training/housing/play scheme

  • a pension/savings scheme

  • There's a new scheme in our town for recycling plastic bottles.

  • Class sizes will increase under the new scheme.

• 1 to make clever, secret plans that often deceive others:

  • All her assistants were scheming against her.

  • [ + to infinitive ] For months he had been scheming to prevent her from getting the top job.

• 2 a plan for doing or organizing something:

  • The committee came up with a creative fundraising scheme.

  • The yellow and white color scheme brightened up the kitchen.

  • [ + to infinitive ] They devised a scheme to defraud the government of millions of dollars.

• 3 to make a plan, esp. a secret and dishonest one:

  • [ + to infinitive ] He was scheming to get the top job from the moment he joined the company.

• 4 an officially organized plan or system:

  • a scheme to do sth The firm is lead developer on a scheme to construct 800 homes.

  • devise/come up with a scheme They have devised a scheme that allows entrepreneurs to benefit from each other's success.

  • introduce/launch/set up a scheme

  • run/operate a scheme Tesco runs a scheme to help managers spot talent.

  • a job-creation/training scheme

  • a government/management scheme

  • an incentive/mentoring scheme

  • investment/savings schemes

• 5 a plan for getting an advantage for yourself, especially by deceiving others:

  • a scheme to do sth He was planning a scheme to rob people of their savings.

  • participate in/be involved in a scheme

• 6 to make clever secret plans which are intended to deceive people:

  • scheme against sb His staff were scheming against him.