noun / verb · academic
scheme
/skiːm/SCHEME
a planned system or arrangement for doing something; to plan or design a system
Examples
“The government launched a new scheme to improve public transport.”
“Several students devised a scheme to collect data over the summer.”
“Be careful: 'scheme' can sometimes imply cunning or dishonesty in informal use.”
Band 8 sentence
“The urban renewal scheme combined affordable housing, public transport links and green spaces to create a more liveable district.”
Collocations
- a government scheme
- welfare scheme
- scheme to do sth
Word family
Common mistakes
scheme = scam→scheme
a scheme for improve→a scheme to improve / a scheme for improving
Say it for a higher band
5plan→6program→7+scheme
Synonyms
plan
program
Easily confused
scheme vs scam
“The city introduced a housing scheme to make homes more affordable.”
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