pyramid schemes

A form of pyramid scheme — An illicit money-making investment scheme in which early investors are paid primarily or wholly from the funds of later investors, and which eventually collapses to the detriment of the most recent participants.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pyramid scheme
Cite this entry
APA

pyramid schemes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramid%20schemes

MLA

“pyramid schemes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramid%20schemes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyramid schemes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramid%20schemes.

Source: pyramid schemes on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.