tuition
tu·i·tion
(to͞o-ĭsh′ən, tyo͞o-)n.
1. A fee for instruction, especially at a college, university, or private school.
2. Instruction; teaching: a musician who was under his tuition for a year.
3. Archaic Guardianship.
[Middle English tuicion, protection, from Old French, from Latin tuitiō, tuitiōn-, from tuitus, past participle of tuērī, to protect.]
tu·i′tion·al, tu·i′tion·ar′y (-ĭsh′ə-nĕr′ē) adj.
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tuition
(tjuːˈɪʃən)n
1. instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually
2. (Education) the payment for instruction, esp in colleges or universities
[C15: from Old French tuicion, from Latin tuitiō a guarding, from tuērī to watch over]
tuˈitional adj
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tu•i•tion
(tuˈɪʃ ən, tyu-)n.
1. the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university.
2. teaching or instruction.
3. Archaic. guardianship or custody.
[1250–1300; Middle English tuicion a looking after, guarding < Latin tuitiō=tui-, variant s. of tuērī to watch (compare tutelage) + -tiō -tion]
tu•i′tion•al, adj.
tu•i′tion•less, adj.
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tuition
- First meant taking care of something, then teaching or instruction, especially for a fee.See also related terms for teacher.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  tuition - a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000"didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services |
| 2. |  tuition - teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" |
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tuition
nounThe act, process, or art of imparting knowledge and skill:
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Translations
školnévyučovánívýuka
undervisningundervisningsgebyr
opetus
poduka
tandíj
kennsla
授業
(개인) 교수
mokestis už moksląmokestis už studijaspamokos
macibu maksamācīšanaprivātstundas
školné
poukšolnina
undervisning
การสอนพิเศษ
öğretimokul harcıözel dersöğrenim ücreti
sự giảng dạy
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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tuition
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tuition
(tjuˈʃən) noun1. teaching, especially private. he gives music tuition / tuition in music.
2. (American) tuition fee; the money a student pays to a college, university or private school. How much is the tuition at your university?
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tuition
→ تَعْلِيم výuka undervisning Unterricht διδασκαλία instrucción opetus cours particulier poduka lezioni 授業 (개인) 교수 onderwijs undervisning nauka ensino обучение undervisning การสอนพิเศษ öğretim sự giảng dạy 辅导Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009