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单词 pyramid scheme
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pyramid scheme
noun[C]
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uk
/ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd ˌskiːm/us
/ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd ˌskiːm/
a way ofdeceivinginvestors(=peoplegivingmoneyto acompanyhopingto get more back)in whichmoneythat acompanyreceivesfrom newcustomersis notinvestedtotheiradvantage, but is usedinsteadtopaydebtsowedtoexistingcustomers
宝塔形集资（公司从新客户处筹集资金并非是为了他们的利益投资，而是用于清还旧账的一种欺骗投资者的方式）
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(Definition ofpyramid schemefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pyramid scheme| Business English

pyramid scheme
noun
uk
us
[U]MARKETING
→pyramid selling
[C]FINANCE
→Ponzi scheme
(Definition ofpyramid schemefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The cause celebre in this case was thepyramidschemewave that got out of control before the government quashed it.
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We are behaving like participants in apyramidscheme, who see that the base of the pyramid is starting to stagnate.
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These institutions became identified as a type ofpyramidschemebecause of the need to continuously attract new depositors in order to meet obligations.
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He lodged a successful complaint against a newspaper which characterised this as investment in apyramidscheme.
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It has also been allegedly engaged in apyramidscheme.
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This is often done in the form of apyramidscheme.
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Company distributors were encouraged to recruit other distributors in a multilevel marketing structure, which was later characterized as apyramidscheme.
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The plaintiffs alleged that the company knowingly operates as apyramidscheme, and prevents its distributors from leaving the organization through the aforementioned provisions.
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The messages sent invite recipients to join the company's multi-level marketing program (effectively apyramidscheme).
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It has been called the biggestpyramidschemein history.
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In apyramidscheme, those who recruit additional participants benefit directly.
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Johan fantasizes about constructing apyramidschemethat will give him thousands of whiskey bottles.
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It has also been identified as apyramidscheme.
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The company was involved in apyramidscheme, collecting investments from about 250,000 people in a scam based on sales of exhaust gas removal devices.
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The company allegedly derived its income from apyramidscheme.
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