tuition

[ too-ish-uh n, tyoo- ]

/ tuˈɪʃ ən, tyu- /

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noun

the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.

teaching or instruction, as of pupils: a school offering private tuition in languages.

Archaic. guardianship or custody.

Origin of tuition

1250–1300; Middle English tuicion a looking after, guarding < Latin tuitiōn- (stem of tuitiō), equivalent to tuit(us) (past participle of tuērī to watch; cf. tutelage) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM tuition

tu·i·tion·al, tu·i·tion·ar·y

[too-ish-uh-ner-ee, tyoo-] /tuˈɪʃ əˌnɛr i, tyu-/, adjective tu·i·tion·less, adjective self-tu·i·tion, noun

Words nearby tuition

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“Roughly a third” of the tuition goes to instructors, according to one former coach who asked not to be named.

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Now, tuition accounts for an average of 36 percent of their operating budgets.

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And why has tuition risen so sharply at public universities?

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The Branson School holds an elite reputation in tony Marin County, charging around $40,000 a year for tuition.

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It covers kindergarten through 8th grade and has $3,825 annual tuition, but fundraising allows many to get $1,500 in tuition aid.

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After nearly a year under Garcia's tuition she was summoned home.

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Her voice needs equalizing, which can be done, when put under the tuition of a competent instructor.

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In a few weeks my foster-sister was taken into the house, and placed under the tuition of my governess.

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The direct outcome of Rimsky-Korsakov's tuition was, first of all, a Symphony, begun in 1905 and finished in 1907.

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He began the study of music in 1827 under the tuition of Charles Lucas.

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British Dictionary definitions for tuition

tuition

/ (tjuːˈɪʃən) /

noun

instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually

the payment for instruction, esp in colleges or universities

Derived forms of tuition

tuitional, adjective

Word Origin for tuition

C15: from Old French tuicion, from Latin tuitiō a guarding, from tuērī to watch over

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