private school

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ˈprivate school noun [countable]  SESPRIVATE/NON-GOVERNMENTa school that is not supported by government money, where education must be paid for by the children’s parents 私立学校 → public school, state school

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private school• The Grammar schools were for the most able, bright academic pupils and were run along private school lines.• In this very poor country, private school fees are beyond the means of much of the population.• This took her and her household to the small town of Bustinza, where she again started her own private school.• The trouble was, the private school fees had suddenly doubled.• Feeling the pinch ... the parents who won't pay their private school fees.

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private school
ˈprivate school noun [countable]
a school that is not supported by government money, where education must be paid for by the children’s parents ⇨ public school, state school

private schoolBrE /ˈpraɪvət skuːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpraɪvət skuːl/ 🔊 (also indeˌpendent ˈschool) nouna school that receives no money from the government and where the education of the students is paid for by their parents 私立学校  ➡  compare public school, state school