Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charter school

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
char-ter school
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located, and in some cases is privately owned.

New Zealand usage; American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

charter schools (plural)

Synonyms

academy

Questions

What does charter school mean?
A school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located, and in some cases is privately owned.

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