tuition
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tu·ition

noun \tə-ˈwi-shən, ty-\

Definition of TUITION

1
archaic : custody, guardianship
2
: the act or profession of teaching : instruction <pursued his studies under private tuition>
3
: the price of or payment for instruction
tu·ition·al \-ˈwish-nəl, -ˈwi-shə-nəl\ adjective

Examples of TUITION

  1. Her uncle agreed to pay part of her tuition.
  2. There's going to be a tuition increase next year.
  3. Before the company transferred her to Mexico, they offered her private tuition in Spanish.

Origin of TUITION

Middle English tuicioun protection, from Anglo-French, from Latin tuition-, tuitio, from tueri to look at, look after
First Known Use: 15th century

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

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