scheme
/skiːm/ noun [C]Definition
OFFICIAL mainly UK › an official plan or system: an insurance/savings scheme a training scheme for teenagers
DISHONEST › a plan for making money, especially in a dishonest way: a scheme to steal money from investors
(Definition of scheme noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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