trade school

noun

: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

Examples of trade school in a Sentence

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Medicare for All, free tuition for college and trade schools, building more affordable housing, taxing the rich. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025 In exchange for their volunteer service, members receive modest living stipends and money for college or trade school expenses. Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025 The national scholarship is paid directly to the American college, vocational, technical or trade school of the winner’s choice within five years after high school graduation. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 Last year, Courtney said EB hired 300 new employees directly out of trade school or high school and the recruitment and training model is being imitated elsewhere in the country. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trade school

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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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 28 May. 2025.

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trade school

noun
: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

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