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schooling

American  
[skoo-ling] / ˈsku lɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process of being taught in a school.

  2. instruction, education, or training, especially when received in a school.

  3. the act of teaching.

  4. Archaic. a reprimand.


schooling British  
/ ˈskuːlɪŋ /

noun

  1. education, esp when received at school

  2. the process of teaching or being taught in a school

  3. the training of an animal, esp of a horse for dressage

  4. an archaic word for reprimand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of schooling

First recorded in 1400–50, schooling is from the late Middle English word scoling. See school 1, -ing 1

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Parents who take on federal loans to pay for their kids’ schooling will face changes at both the borrowing and repayment stages of the process.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

He argues that schooling is "just too important" to allow disruptive behaviour.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

The airport only recently reopened, long after others, and remote learning remains in place, even as neighboring states returned to in-person schooling.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Clark attended an elementary and a middle school in person at the district, but following the pandemic his family enrolled him online schooling full time, Canning said.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

On education, Barack and I had leveraged billions of dollars to help girls around the world get the schooling they deserve.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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