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tuition

tui·tion

UK/tjuːˈɪʃən/ US/t͡ʃuːˈɪʃən/ fairly common uk us

noun

1.

a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)

  • “tuition and room and board were more than $25,000”
2.

Origin

From Anglo-Norman tuycioun, from Old French tuicion, from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protection, defense”), from tuēri (“to watch, guard, see, observe”). Compare intuition, tutor.

Phrases

  • tuition centre
  • tuition fees

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