Words / B1

KACHM-uh-nt/ˈkætʃmənt/

A catchment (usually catchment area) is the zone from which a school or hospital takes pupils or patients. Catchment in geography is also a river basin. Admissions: outside the catchment, the place is not guaranteed.

Meaning

The area from which a school or hospital takes its pupils or patients (a catchment area).

Examples

• “You are outside the catchment, so the place is not guaranteed.”
• “A hospital catchment is not the same as a school catchment on the same map.”

Good to know

a catchment area. Schools / NHS. Geography: a river catchment. Admissions appeals. Often shortened to catchment in UK news.

New