tuition

  • 11tuition — [[t]tjuɪ̱ʃ(ə)n, AM tu [/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft supp N, N in n If you are given tuition in a particular subject, you are taught about that subject. The courses will give the beginner personal tuition in all types of outdoor photography. 2) N… …

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  • 12tuition */ — UK [tjuːˈɪʃ(ə)n] / US [tuˈɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) the work that a teacher does when they teach a particular subject, especially to one person or to a small group tuition in: He s been getting private tuition in French. tuition fees 2) money …

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  • 13tuition — tuitional, tuitionary /tooh ish euh ner ee, tyooh /, adj. tuitionless, adj. /tooh ish euhn, tyooh /, n. 1. 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. 2 …

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  • 14tuition — tu|i|tion [tjuˈıʃən US tu ] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: tuicion, from Latin, from tueri to look at, look after ] 1.) teaching, especially in small groups ▪ I had to have extra tuition in maths. 2.) AmE tuition fees BrE the money …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15tuition — tu|i|tion [ tu ıʃn ] noun uncount * 1. ) money that you pay to take classes, especially at a college, university, or private school: Tuition increased by 5% at state universities this year. 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH the work that a teacher does when… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16tuition — noun (U) 1 teaching, especially in small groups: I had to have extra tuition in maths. | tuition fees (=the money you pay for being taught) 2 AmE the money you pay for being taught: When I started college, tuition was $350 a quarter …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17tuition — noun Etymology: Middle English tuicioun protection, from Anglo French, from Latin tuition , tuitio, from tueri to look at, look after Date: 15th century 1. archaic custody, guardianship 2. the act or profession of teaching ; instruction < pursued …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18tuition — noun 1) students go broke paying the increased tuition Syn: fees, charges, bill 2) her skill improved with tuition Syn: instruction, teaching, coaching, tutoring, tutelage, lessons, education, schooling; …

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  • 19tuition — n. 1 teaching or instruction, esp. if paid for (driving tuition; music tuition). 2 a fee for this. Derivatives: tuitional adj. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L tuitio onis f. tueri tuit watch, guard …

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  • 20tuition — [tjuːˈɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] 1) the work that a teacher does when they teach an individual person or a small group He s been getting private tuition in French.[/ex] 2) money that you pay to take lessons at a college, university, or private school …

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