释义 |
pyramid schemeˈpyramid ˌscheme (also Pon‧zi scheme /ˈpɒnzi skiːm $ ˈpɑːn-/) noun [countable]  - A pyramid scheme creates the illusion of financial success by paying off early investors with funds provided by later investors.
- This pyramid scheme was so successful that some counselors were earning more than $ 150, 000 a month.
a dishonest and often illegal way of selling investments, in which money from people who invest later is used to pay people in the system who have already invested |