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1. schemes

   Plural noun and verb form of the word scheme.

   The government have various types of benefit schemes that they must plan, bugdget, administer, manage and update efficiently and justly.

   Submitted by MaryC on October 4, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'schemes' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2098

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'schemes' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1974

How to pronounce schemes?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say schemes in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of schemes in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of schemes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of schemes in a Sentence

1. Robert Burns:

   The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'menGang aft agley.

2. Maria Roussos:

   For versatility, the best carpet shades for most schemes are charcoal, taupe and sand.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   We will enforce a strict prohibition on backdoor funding schemes and end-runs around our policy.

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi:

   We have never asked anyone if they go to a temple or a mosque when it comes to implementing welfare schemes.

5. Robert Burns:

   The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy

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