Tuition Definition

to͝o-ĭshən, tyo͝o-
noun
The charge for instruction, esp. at a college or private school.
Webster's New World
Guardianship.
Webster's New World
Teaching; instruction.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Tuition

Noun

Singular:
tuition
Plural:
tuitions

Origin of Tuition

  • Middle English tuicion protection from Old French from Latin tuitiō tuitiōn- from tuitus past participle of tuērī to protect

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French, from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protection, defense"), from tuÄ“ri (“to watch, guard, see, observe"). Compare intuition, tutor.

    From Wiktionary

Tuition Sentence Examples

  • In the normal schools, where the pupils are trained to enter the public service as primary teachers, not only is the tuition free, but also books, board, lodging and everything needed in their school work.

  • The college is a part of the free school system of Delaware, and tuition is free to all students from the state.

  • He put himself under the tuition of David Bogue of Gosport and carried away deep impressions from his academy.

  • He funded his tuition on a football scholarship.

  • The regular annual tuition fee is $100, but in medicine, in architecture, and in civil and mechanical engineering it is $150.

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Words Starting With

TTUTUI

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With T and Ending With N

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With T7 Letter Words Ending With N