schooling

noun

school·​ing ˈskü-liŋ 

1

a

: instruction in school : education

b

: training, guidance, or discipline derived from experience

2

archaic : reproof

3

: the cost of instruction and maintenance at school

4

: the training of a horse for service

especially : the teaching and exercising of horse and rider in the formal techniques of equitation

Synonyms

• education
• instruction
• teaching
• training
• tuition
• tutelage
• tutoring

Examples of schooling in a Sentence

He has had little schooling.

the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements

Recent Examples on the Web

During his first term, parents similarly had the opportunity to withdraw up to $10,000 tax-free from 529 education savings plans every year for public, private, or religious K-12 schooling costs. —Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025

Too Many Licenses Approximately one in four American workers need a license to do their jobs, and these licenses often require an investment in schooling. —Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

Future studies could investigate the public returns to schooling by assessing whether investment in women’s education breaks intergenerational cycles of poverty, improves public health and reduces inequality, creating a multiplier effect for entire communities. —Harry Anthony Patrinos, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2025

Or, possibly, swimming robots could take the shape of several schooling fish, rather than a single large one. —Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

schooling

noun

school·​ing

ˈskül-iŋ

1

: instruction in school : education

2

: the cost of going to school