trade school

noun

: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

Examples of trade school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With some universities estimating the cost of attendance for the upcoming academic year to be nearly $100,000, more families are reconsidering the expense and looking at pre-apprenticeship programs, trade schools, military, or immediately entering the workforce. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 21 July 2024 Lay-offs, retirements, industrial outsourcing and the trend away from trade schools and toward college also contributed to labor and supply chain shrinkage. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024 Nesser states how Apache Junction needs a trade school not only educating high school kids but also adults who need retraining for a job. Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024 The private sector should invest more in creating pipelines for Black youth to have pathways that lead to employment opportunities after trade schools and/or college. Shermichael Singleton, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trade school 

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Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trade school was in 1829

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“Trade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20school. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

trade school

noun
: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

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