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Definition of dropout
1a : one who drops out of schoolb : one who drops out of conventional societyc : one who abandons an attempt, activity, or chosen path a corporate dropout
2 : a momentary defect on a magnetic tape or disk caused by a temporary loss of signal
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Examples of dropout in a Sentence
The program is designed for dropouts who wish to get high school equivalency certificates.
Recent Examples of dropout from the Web
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Education Communities in Schools of Miami, CIS of Miami, an affiliate of the nationwide dropout prevention program, appointed Evan A. Kanter to its board of directors.
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Many are dropout recovery schools, including Life Skills schools in Cleveland and Elyria and Invictus High School in Cleveland.
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While Communities In Schools wants to increase graduation rates and decrease dropout rates, the program must overcome challenges created by poverty.
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In the podcast, Johnson described himself as a 36-year old university dropout from London who traveled through Eastern Europe and lived in the Cayman Islands before arriving in North Korea for the first time a decade ago.
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The report also identified several positive trends for young women, including a decline in the high school dropout rate, and an increase in the number of women with at least a bachelor’s degree.
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WHO’S IN THE ROOM Four or five people, all of whom have a personal connection to Donald Glover, the onetime Community actor who created the show and stars as a Princeton dropout coming home to Atlanta.
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South Carolina had the highest dropout rate for students with a specific learning disability, at 33 percent.
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When students are on track to graduate on time, dropout rates fall and revenues rise.
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First Known Use of dropout
1930
DROPOUT Defined for English Language Learners
dropout
playDefinition of dropout for English Language Learners
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: a person who stops going to a school, college, etc., before finishing : a person who drops out of school
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: a person who stops being involved in society because he or she does not believe in its rules, customs, and values
DROPOUT Defined for Kids
dropout
playDefinition of dropout for Students
: a person who quits school or a training program
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