Tuition \Tu*i"tion\, n. [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from
tueri, p. p. tuitus, to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition.
Cf. Tutor.]
1. Superintending care over a young person; the particular
watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or
ward; guardianship.
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2. Especially, the act, art, or business of teaching;
instruction; as, children are sent to school for tuition;
his tuition was thorough.
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3. The money paid for instruction; the price or payment for
instruction; as, tuition must be paid in full before
graduation.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tuition
n 1: a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher
education); "tuition and room and board were more than
$25,000"
2: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired
privately) [syn: tutelage, tutorship]
WordNet (r) 2.0
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "tuition":
catechization, coaching, didactics, direction, edification,
education, enlightenment, guidance, illumination, information,
instruction, pedagogics, pedagogy, preparation, private teaching,
programmed instruction, reeducation, schooling, self-instruction,
self-teaching, spoon-feeding, teaching, training, tutelage,
tutorage, tutoring, tutorship
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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