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scheme

noun, verb

/skiːm/

Meaning

a plan or arrangement, especially one that is secret or dishonest

They devised a scheme to cheat investors.

grand scheme of things

plan, plot, project, conspiracy, arrangement

honesty, openness

government scheme, savings scheme, secret scheme, scheme against

to ask for something forcefully; the need or desire for goods or services

The strong effect or influence that something has on a situation or person.

The action of buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services.

A method of execution by strangulation, or to strangle someone with a cord or wire.

a small or brief shining light; to shine softly

to exercise authority over; to manage or regulate