tuition

Pronunciation: /tuˈɪʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)
  2. noun teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

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.

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Synonyms

tuition fee

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fee

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