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scheme
noun
a
clever
or
dishonest
plan
to
gain
something
,
often
by
tricking
people
•
The
police
uncovered
the
scheme
to
steal
rare
paintings
from
the
museum
.
The
police
uncovered
the
scheme
to
steal
rare
paintings
from
the
museum
.
•
Mark
invested
his
savings
,
not
knowing
the
business
was
just
a
scheme
to
take
his
money
.
Mark
invested
his
savings
,
not
knowing
the
business
was
just
a
scheme
to
take
his
money
.
From
Medieval
Latin
‘
schema
’ (
figure
,
plan
),
from
Greek
‘
skhema
’
meaning
form
or
outline
.
noun
an
officially
organized
programme
that
provides
a
service
or
benefit
,
such
as
housing
,
recycling
,
or
pensions
•
The
new
housing
scheme
helps
first-time
buyers
afford
an
apartment
in
London
.
The
new
housing
scheme
helps
first-time
buyers
afford
an
apartment
in
London
.
•
Under
the
pension
scheme
,
workers
receive
payments
after
retirement
.
Under
the
pension
scheme
,
workers
receive
payments
after
retirement
.
noun
an
organized
pattern
or
arrangement
of
colours
,
ideas
,
or
other
elements
•
She
chose
a
blue-and-gold
color
scheme
for
her
living
room
.
She
chose
a
blue-and-gold
color
scheme
for
her
living
room
.
•
The
architect
presented
a
seating
scheme
for
the
concert
hall
.
The
architect
presented
a
seating
scheme
for
the
concert
hall
.
verb
-
scheme
,
scheming
,
schemes
,
schemed
to
make
secret
plans
,
especially
to
do
something
dishonest
or
harmful
•
Late
at
night
,
they
schemed
to
escape
the
castle
.
Late
at
night
,
they
schemed
to
escape
the
castle
.
•
He
spends
hours
scheming
about
how
to
get
promoted
.
He
spends
hours
scheming
about
how
to
get
promoted
.
