tuition

B2 Topic:Education & Learning

US /tjʉːˈɪʃən/ UK /tjuːˈɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #9830

Meanings

1

noun
The money you pay for being taught, especially at a college or university.

The school's tuition will increase by five percent next year.
2

noun
Teaching, especially to one student or a small group.

She gave him private tuition in maths after school.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the money you pay for being... tuition fee

2 noun · teaching, especially to one... tutelage

Word family

Forms tuitions

Related forms tutelage tutelar tutelary tutor tutorial

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Phrases (1)

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tuition fee
an amount charged for teaching or instruction

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Tuition came through Old French from Latin tueri, “to watch” or “guard.” Its early meaning was “custody” or “care”; senses connected with teaching and instruction appeared in the late 16th century.

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protection, defense”), from tuēri (“to watch, guard, see, observe”). Compare intuition, tutor.

tuitiō Latin

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Topics

Education & Learning

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# tuition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /tjʉːˈɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /tjuːˈɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 9830

## Meanings
1. The money you pay for being taught, especially at a college or university.
2. Teaching, especially to one student or a small group.

## Examples
- The school's tuition will increase by five percent next year.
- She gave him private tuition in maths after school.

## Related Forms
- tutelage
- tutelar
- tutelary
- tutor
- tutorial

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tuitiō

## Etymology
From Old French [Term?], from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protection, defense”), from tuēri (“to watch, guard, see, observe”). Compare intuition, tutor.

## AI Etymology
Tuition is from Old French [Term?], from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protection, defense”), from tuēri (“to watch, guard, see, observe”). Compare intuition, tutor. The historical line also includes Latin tuitiō. In present-day use, it can mean the money you pay for being taught, especially at a college or university, or teaching, especially to one student or a small group.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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