tuition
The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutorThe training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.
» They announced an increase in tuition fees.
Eine Erhöhung der Studiengebühren wurde angekündigt.
Meaning
4 senses(Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable)The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.
Tutorium, Unterricht
обуче́ниеobučénije, заня́тияzanjátija
(Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, countable, uncountable)Paid private classes taken outside of formal education; tutoring. (also used attributively)
tuition classes
(Canada, Philippines, US, countable, uncountable)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.
Studiengebühr, Unterrichtsgebühr
пла́та за обуче́ниеpláta za obučénije
a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Care, guardianship.
Examples
36 sentencesThey announced an increase in tuition fees.
deEine Erhöhung der Studiengebühren wurde angekündigt.
They demonstrated against the raising of the tuition fees.
deEs wurde gegen die Erhöhung der Studiengebühren protestiert.
I'll rely on my father for half of my tuition.
Tom got a part-time job to help pay for his tuition.
ruЧтобы быстрее расплатиться за своё обучение, Том устроился работать на неполный рабочий день.
Tom had to drop out of college because he couldn't afford the tuition.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Anglo-Norman tuycioun, from Old French tuicion, from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protectionFrom Anglo-Norman tuycioun, from Old French tuicion, from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protection, defense”), from tuēri (“to watch, guard, see, observe”). Compare intuition, tutor.
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Forms
plural: tuitionsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education):tuition fee
- teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately):tutelagetutorship
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable