private school

  • 1private school — private schools N VAR A private school is a school which is not supported financially by the government and which parents have to pay for their children to go to. He attended Eton, the most exclusive private school in Britain. Syn: public school… …

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  • 2private school — ► NOUN 1) Brit. an independent school supported mainly by the payment of fees. 2) N. Amer. a school supported mainly by private individuals …

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  • 3private school — n a school that is not supported by government money, where education must be paid for by the children s parents →↑public school, state school ↑state school …

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  • 4private school — noun count a school providing education that the children s parents pay for directly. A public school provides education that is paid for by the government …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5Private school — For the film of the same name, see Private School (film). Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools,[1] are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their… …

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  • 6private school — noun a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑school • Hyponyms: ↑seminary, ↑day school, ↑boarding school * * * noun, pl ⋯ schools [count] : a school that does …

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  • 7Private School — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Private School – Die Superanmacher Originaltitel Private School …

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  • 8private school — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms private school : singular private school plural private schools a school providing education that the children s parents pay for directly …

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  • 9private school — A school organized and maintained by a private person or corporation. State v Counort, 69 Wash 361, 124 P 910. A school organized and managed by individuals, and not by the public as an institution of the state. Livingston v Davis, 243 Iowa 21,… …

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  • 10private school — noun Private school is used before these nouns: ↑principal …

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