tuition

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tuition

/tjuːˈɪʃən/ UK
/t͡ʃuːˈɪʃən/ UK
/tjʉːˈɪʃən/ Australia
/t͡ʃʉːˈɪʃən/ Australia
/tuˈɪʃən/ Canada, US
/ˈtjuːʃən/ India, Malaysia, Singapore

Rhymes with -ɪʃən

Where it comes from

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

noun tuitions

Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor. Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school u
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.
Similar: tuition fees
archaic, countable, uncountable Care, guardianship. BENEDICK. I have almost matter enough in me for such an embassage; and so I commit you— CLAUDIO. To the tuition of God: from my house, if I had it,— DON PEDRO. The sixth of July: your loving friend, Benedick. BENEDICK. Nay, mock not, mock not.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tutoring, tutorship, tutelage, matriculation, enrollment, tutor, registry, enrolment, tutorial, recordation, registration, educational, schooling, training, counselling, license

Translations

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noun training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor

Español	enseñanza, clases, tutoría
한국어	교육 gyoyuk
日本語	教育 kyōiku
中文	講課 /讲课 jiǎngkè, 補習 /补习 bǔxí
Português	tutelagem
Français	cours
Deutsch	Tutorium, Unterricht
Русский	обуче́ние obučénije, заня́тия zanjátija

noun sum of money paid for instruction

Español	colegiatura, matrícula
한국어	학비 hakbi
日本語	学費 gakuhi, 授業料 jugyōryō
中文	學費 /学费 xuéfèi
Kiswahili	masomo ya ziada
Português	propina
Français	frais de scolarité, frais d'inscription, minerval
Deutsch	Studiengebühr, Unterrichtsgebühr
Italiano	retta
Ελληνικά	δίδακτρα dídaktra
Русский	пла́та за обуче́ние pláta za obučénije
Tiếng Việt	tiền học, học phí

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@misc{tuition_2026,
  title = {tuition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tuition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}