full-pay

full-pay
 n.— «Many colleges discount tuition an average of 30 to 40 percent. Still, by offering even a relatively small cut, colleges get students who pay a hefty price. “The full-pays are few and far between,” said Greg Eichhorn, the vice president for enrollment management at Albright. “What we’re looking for are better-pays.”» —“To Keep Students, Colleges Cut Anything but Aid” by Kate Zernike New York Times Feb. 28, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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