English Dictionary
Definition of “tuition”
tuition (tjuːˈɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually
- the payment for instruction, esp in colleges or universities
Alternative Forms
tuˈitional adjective Word Origin
C15: from Old French tuicion , from Latin tuitiō a guarding, from tuērī to watch over
Translations
- British English:
tuition
If you are given tuition in a particular subject, you are taught about that subject, especially on your own or in a small group.At school, he was given extra tuition for two hours a week.tjuːˈɪʃən NOUN At school, he was given extra tuition for two hours a week.
- Spanish:
instrucción
nf
- French: cours particulier nm
- German:
Unterricht
nm
- Chinese: 辅导 n
- Arabic: تَعْلِيم n
- Portuguese: ensino nm
- Russian: обучение nnt
- Croatian: poduka nf
- Czech: výuka nf
- Danish: undervisning nutr
- Dutch: onderwijs nnt
- Finnish: opetus n
- Greek: διδασκαλία nf
- Italian: lezioni npl
- Japanese: 授業 n
- Korean: (개인) 교수 n
- Norwegian: undervisning nm
- Polish: nauka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: ensino nm
- European Spanish:
instrucción
nf
- Swedish: undervisning nutr
- Thai: การสอนพิเศษ n
- Turkish: öğretim n
- Vietnamese: sự giảng dạy n
Usage examples
`Miss Priscilla is taking me for tuition , two evenings a week at Knock Farm.
Fraser, Christine Marion, Noble Beginnnings (1994)He said the applied behavioural analysis (ABA) method of tuition would be used at the school.
Irish Times (2002)'We oppose tuition fees - whether it's called a tuition fee or a graduate endowment.
Glasgow Herald (2001)She had attended Lucie Clayton's modelling school, which she entered after indifferent tuition at the Langham Secretarial College.
Shawn Levy, READY, STEADY, GO!: Swinging London and the Invention of Cool (2002)
