private educationˌprivate eduˈcation noun [uncountable] 
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word sets- A private education hardly comes cheap: students have to pay up to $ 15,000.
- At present rates, an average private education will cost you about £50,000 by the end.
- In due course I shall return to my private education on the London trading floor.
- Opting out may also serve to encourage the development of private education.
- Private medicine turned out to be one of these issues, and private education another.
- These schools now provided a free alternative to expensive private education - so that the number of middle-class children in them rose.
- They said they hope the publicity will lead to scholarship money for a private education for Miranda.
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education which parents pay for, rather than free education provided by the governmentacademy, nounadvanced, adjectiveAdvanced level, nounA level, nounA/S level, nounassembly, nounbaccalaureate, nounblazer, nounboard, verbboarder, nounboarding school, nounbursar, nouncane, nouncaretaker, nouncarnival, nounchurch school, nounclassroom, nounclasswork, nounCollege Boards, nouncomp, nouncomprehensive school, nounconvent school, nouncorporal punishment, nouncrammer, nounday boy, nounday girl, nounday pupil, nounday school, noundemerit, noundetention, noundictation, noundinner lady, noundiploma, noundomestic science, noundormitory, noundrill, noundrill, verbdriver's education, noundunce, noundunce's cap, nounelementary, adjectiveelementary school, nounfag, nounfeeder school, nounfinishing school, nounform, nounGCE, nounGCSE, noungrade, noungrade school, noungraduate, noungraduate, verbgraduation, noungrammar school, noungrant-maintained, adjectivehead boy, nounhead girl, nounheadmaster, nounheadmistress, nounheadship, nounhead teacher, nounhigh, nounhigh school, nounhome room, nounhomework, nounhonor roll, nounhouse, nounhousemaster, nounhousemistress, nounindustrial arts, nounintermediate school, nounintramural, adjectivejunior, nounjunior high school, nounjunior school, nounlollipop lady, nounmagnet school, nounmake-up, nounmaster, nounmatron, nounmiddle school, nounMilitary Academy, nounminus, adjectivemistress, nounmixed ability, adjectivemonitor, nounmultiplication table, nounO grade, nounold boy, nounold girl, nounO level, nounparochial school, nounPE, nounperiod, nounplus, adjectivepop quiz, nounpractical, nounprefect, nounprep, nounprep, verbpreparatory school, nounpreppy, adjectiveprep school, nounprimary, adjectiveprimary school, nounprimer, nounprivate education, nounprivate school, nounproject, nounPTA, nounPTO, nounpublic school, nounpupil, nounquiz, nounRE, nounrecess, nounreport, nounreport card, nounsatchel, nounschool board, nounschoolboy, nounschoolchild, nounschoolday, nounschool district, nounschoolgirl, nounschool governor, nounschoolhouse, nounschooling, nounschoolkid, nounschool-leaver, nounschoolmaster, nounschoolmate, nounschoolmistress, nounschoolroom, nounschoolteacher, nounschool tie, nounschoolwork, nounsecondary modern, nounsecondary school, nounsemester, nounseminary, nounsenior, nounsenior high school, nounset, nounsex education, nounshop, nounshow and tell, nounsixth form, nounsixth form college, nounsophomore, nounspecial education, nounspecial school, nounspeech day, nounsports day, nounstatement, verbstream, nounstream, verbsubject, nounsubstitute teacher, nounsummer camp, nounsummer school, nounsuperintendent, nounsupply teacher, nounsyllabus, nountermly, adjectivetheme, nountruant, noununit, nounupperclassman, nounupperclasswoman, nounupper school, nounvaledictorian, noun