tuition

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• Tuition — means instruction or teaching . In American English, the term tuition is often used to refer to a fee charged for educational instruction; especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one to one… …   Wikipedia

• tuition — tu‧i‧tion [tjuˈɪʆn ǁ tu ] noun [uncountable] 1. teaching, especially in small groups: • Trainees have a week of intensive tuition at the management training centre. 2. the money you pay for being taught: • Big tuition increases are due at public …   Financial and business terms

• Tuition — Tu*i tion, n. [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from tueri, p. p. tuitus, to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition. Cf. {Tutor}.] 1. Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tuition — (n.) mid 15c., protection, care, custody, from Anglo Fr. tuycioun (late 13c.), from O.Fr. tuicion guardianship, from L. tuitionem (nom. tuitio) a looking after, defense, guardianship, from tuitus, pp. of tueri to look after (see TUTOR (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• tuition — index direction (guidance), edification, education, experience (background), guidance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. Wil …   Law dictionary

• tuition — [n] education; education costs charge, expenditure, fee, instruction, lessons, price, schooling, teaching, training, tutelage, tutoring; concept 287 …   New thesaurus

• tuition — ► NOUN ▪ teaching or instruction, especially of individuals or small groups. ORIGIN Latin, from tueri to watch, guard …   English terms dictionary

• tuition — [to͞o ish′ən, tyo͞oish′ən] n. [ME tuicion < OFr < L tuitio, protection < tuitus, pp. of tueri, to watch, protect] 1. Obs. guardianship 2. the charge for instruction, esp. at a college or private school 3. Now Rare teaching; instruction… …   English World dictionary

• tuition — noun 1 (esp. BrE) teaching ADJECTIVE ▪ private ▪ individual, one to one, personal ▪ daily ▪ extra ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• tuition — n. instruction (BE) 1) to give tuition payment for instruction 2) to pay tuition for 3) free; half tuition (to receive free tuition) * * * [tjuː ɪʃ(ə)n] half tuition (to receive free tuition) [ instruction ] (BE) to give tuition [ payment for… …   Combinatory dictionary

• tuition — [[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… …   English dictionary