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schemes

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for schemes.

Editorial note

Developers then come up with crazy schemes to move to Thailand or Alaska where they can live cheaply.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A systematic plan of future action.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of schemes gathered in one view.

noun

A systematic plan of future action.

noun

A plot or secret, devious plan.

noun

A chart or diagram of a system or object.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for schemes.

noun

A systematic plan of future action.

noun

A plot or secret, devious plan.

noun

A chart or diagram of a system or object.

noun

An orderly combination of related parts.

Example sentences

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Developers then come up with crazy schemes to move to Thailand or Alaska where they can live cheaply.

2

A lot of this tracking only seems to exist for advertising schemes, which only exist to monetize the page.

3

With years the electrification can make its way through various hybrid schemes into much more efficient long-haulers.

4

It's just that much of the 'innovation' is in a selection of domains with an emphasis on get-rich-quick pyramid schemes.

5

There have been for some time schemes that do that for non-profit uses, e.g.

6

Another systematically misrepresents the necessity/effectiveness of programs to rake in billions of dollars and has been caught in such schemes many times.

7

These are all either browsing schemes more secure than Chrome or ways to better prevent/contain damage of arbitrary apps than popular methods.

8

Consumer software prices have been driven to $0 with annoying in-app purchase schemes.

9

It's not a bulletproof approach (as some high profile Ponzi schemes have shown) but it's managed to keep me out of trouble so far.

10

Colour schemes from Razor, Alienware, The Net and mostly The Matrix.

11

But because their schemes are so aggressive it might be illegal.

12

To say otherwise is to end up with stupid schemes like using a sulfur plasma lamp, powered by coal-burning, to shine artificial light on a solar cell.

Quote examples

1

But I think I would have heard of any "make money at home!" schemes....

2

In 2004 it get much stretchier when Billet broke one of the best known AES white-box schemes; you can google "white box BGE attack" for the details.

3

I guess there are some terrorist organizations who have more desire "to watch the world burn" (a Batman movie quote) than the actual intelligence to make effective plots and schemes.

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Nonetheless, I disagree that there's an emphasis on "get-rich-quick pyramid schemes." More than anything, market forces (return on capital, profitability, etc.) play a strong role in determining the direction a concept will go.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use schemes in a sentence?

Developers then come up with crazy schemes to move to Thailand or Alaska where they can live cheaply.

What does schemes mean?

A systematic plan of future action.

What part of speech is schemes?

schemes is commonly used as noun.