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tuition

noun
/tjuːˈɪʃən/UK/tjʉːˈɪʃən//tuˈɪʃən/CA

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tuycioun, from Old French tuicion, from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protection, defense”), from tuēri (“to watch, guard, see, observe”). Compare intuition, tutor.

  1. derived from tuitiō — “guard, protection, defense”
  2. derived from tuicion
  3. derived from tuycioun

Definitions

  1. The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.

  2. Paid private classes taken outside of formal education

    Paid private classes taken outside of formal education; tutoring. (also used attributively)

    • tuition classes
    • Tuition in the past was like taking medicine and you sent children for it only if they were doing poorly in a subject.

  3. A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school,…

    A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).

    • The school’s tuition will increase by five percent next year.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Care, guardianship.

The neighborhood

Derived

tuition centre, tuition fees

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA