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private school

noun

  1. a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.


private school

noun

  1. a school under the financial and managerial control of a private body or charitable trust, accepting mostly fee-paying pupils
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of private school1

First recorded in 1820–30
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Lomond School claims to be the first private school in the UK to accept cryptocurrency fee payments.

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From there, he does the math: alimony payments, two kids in private schools, multiple car payments, all the fancy bells and whistles of a life that is over-leveraged.

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After the ceasefire, owners of the private school made some basic repairs at their own expense.

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But his career change was also prompted by his 1994 conviction for caning children at the private school he ran with his then wife in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland.

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Separate legislation will be introduced to remove this tax relief, but plans to remove private schools' charitable status have been dropped.

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