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scheme

US /skim/

noun Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The firm introduced a new savings scheme for all of its employees.

Word Family

NounNoun
scheme gốc schema schemer
VerbVerb
scheme gốc schematize
AdjectiveAdj
schematic
AdverbAdv
schematically

Synonyms

  • plana series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
  • programa series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
  • projectan enterprise carefully planned to achieve a particular aim

Collocations

  • Easy color scheme for bedroom
    to color scheme for bedroom, meaning to add color to
  • Medium employee pension scheme enrollment
    describing employee pension scheme enrollment (a worker who is hired to perform a job)
  • Hard uncover an elaborate fraudulent pyramid scheme
    to uncover an elaborate fraudulent pyramid scheme, meaning to make visible
  • Very Hard in the grand scheme of things this is trivial
    indicating a state, position, or relationship within the grand scheme of things this is trivial

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