tuition
/tju:'iʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Individual instruction: The act or process of teaching, especially when given to a single person or a small group, often by a private tutor.
- A fee for instruction: The money paid for being taught, particularly at a college, university, or private institution.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She receives private tuition in mathematics twice a week.
- The university has increased its tuition for the next academic year.
Advanced Usage
- "Tuition fees": The specific charges for instruction at an educational institution.
- Many students take out loans to cover their tuition fees.
- "Tuition reimbursement": A program where an employer pays for an employee's educational courses.
- The company offers full tuition reimbursement for job-related degrees.
Variants and Related Words
- Tuitional (adj): Pertaining to tuition or instruction.
- The tutorial provided additional tuitional support.
- Tuitionary (adj): Relating to tuition or guardianship (a less common, often archaic usage).
Synonyms
- Instruction: The act of teaching.
- Tutelage: Teaching or guidance, especially individual instruction.
- Fee: A payment for services, such as education.
Related Phrases
- Tuition assistance: Financial help provided to pay for education costs.
- He applied for tuition assistance through the government program.
- Tuition waiver: An agreement that exempts a student from paying tuition fees.
- She received a full tuition waiver based on her academic merit.
Noun
- teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
- a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)
- tuition and room and board were more than $25,000