tuition

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: tu=i=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

tuition, n. [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from tueri, p. p. tuitus, to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition. Cf. Tutor.].

•  Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship.  [1913 Webster]
•  Especially, the act, art, or business of teaching; instruction; as, children are sent to school for tuition; his tuition was thorough.  [1913 Webster]
•  The money paid for instruction; the price or payment for instruction; as, tuition must be paid in full before graduation.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tuition, n.
1 teaching or instruction, esp. if paid for (driving tuition; music tuition).
2 a fee for this.

Derivative

tuitional adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. L tuitio -onis f. tueri tuit- watch, guard

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

tuition

Teaching

N teaching, instruction, edification, education, tuition, tutorage, tutelage, direction, guidance, opsimathy, qualification, preparation, training, schooling, discipline, excitation, drill, practice, book exercise, persuasion, proselytism, propagandism, propaganda, indoctrination, inculcation, inoculation, advise, explanation, lesson, lecture, sermon, apologue, parable, discourse, prolection, preachment, chalk talk, Chautauqua, exercise, task, curriculum, course, course of study, grammar, three R's, initiation, A, B, C, elementary education, primary education, secondary education, technical education, college education, collegiate education, military education, university education, liberal education, classical education, religious education, denominational education, moral education, secular education, propaedeutics, moral tuition, gymnastics, calisthenics, physical drill, physical education, sloyd, phonics, rote, rote memorization, brute memory, cooperative learning, Montessori method, ungraded classes, test, examination, exam, final exam, mid-term exam grade, score, marks, A, B, C, D, E, F, gentleman's C, pass, fail, incomplete, homework, take-home lesson, exercise for the student, theme, project, teaching, taught, educational, scholastic, academic, doctrinal, disciplinal, instructive, instructional, didactic, propaedeutic, propaedeutical, the schoolmaster abroad, a bovi majori disscit arare minor, adeo in teneris consuecere multum est, docendo discimus, quaenocent docent, qui docet discit, sermons in stones and good in everything.