dropout
pronunciation
How to pronounce dropout in British English:
UK [ˈdrɒpaʊt]
How to pronounce dropout in American English:
US [ˈdrɑːpaʊt]
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- Noun:
- someone who quits school before graduation
- someone who withdraws from a social group or environment
Word Origin
- dropout (n.)
- "one who 'drops out' of something," 1930, from drop (v.) + out (adv.). As a phrase, drop out "withdraw" is recorded from 1550s.
Example
- 1. When I explained that I wasn 't a dropout , I just hadn 't gone to school , she looked even more scornful .
- 2. What is clear is the result : education experts say that at many universities , half or more of north korean defectors are dropping out , though the problem is so new that complete statistics do not exist . ( The dropout rate among south koreans is just 4.5 percent . )
- 3. Other weaknesses include the study 's small size and high dropout rate .
- 4. Bill gates : I was harvard 's most successful dropout .
- 5. Dropout rates are not high for middle-class white children , but they are very high for black and hispanic children living in poor neighborhoods .