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tuition

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • tyo͞oĭ'shən
  • rhymes with -ɪʃən
  • Received-Pronunciation: /tjuːˈɪʃən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /t͡ʃuːˈɪʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /tjʉːˈɪʃən/
  • Australian: /t͡ʃʉːˈɪʃən/
  • to͞oĭ'shən
  • Canada, General-American: /tuˈɪʃən/
  • tyo͞o'shən
  • India, Malaysia, Singapore: /ˈtjuːʃən/
  • CMU ARPABET: T Y UW0 IH1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Paid private classes taken outside of formal education; tutoring. (also used attributively)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • tuition classes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Philippines, US, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The school’s tuition will increase by five percent next year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tuition fees

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Care, guardianship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tutelage, tutorship

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: teaching, instruction, pedagogy

6

noun

Meaning 6

a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • tuition and room and board were more than $25,000

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tuition fee

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fee

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: təhsil haqqı — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 學費 /学费 (xuéfèi) — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Czech: školné — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Dutch: toelage — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Dutch: studietoelage — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Dutch: collegegeld — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Dutch: studiegeld — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Finnish: lukukausimaksu — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Finnish: koulumaksu — sum of money paid for instruction
  • French: frais de scolarité — sum of money paid for instruction
  • French: frais d'inscription — sum of money paid for instruction
  • French: minerval — sum of money paid for instruction
  • German: Studiengebühr — sum of money paid for instruction
  • German: Unterrichtsgebühr — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Greek: δίδακτρα (dídaktra) — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Hungarian: tandíj — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Italian: retta — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Japanese: 学費 (gakuhi) — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Japanese: 授業料 (jugyōryō) — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Korean: 학비 (hakbi) — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Polish: czesne — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Portuguese: propina — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Russian: пла́та за обуче́ние (pláta za obučénije) — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Spanish: colegiatura — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Spanish: matrícula — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Swahili: masomo ya ziada — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Swedish: undervisningsarvode — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Swedish: undervisningsavgift — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Tagalog: matrikula — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Tagalog: tuwisyon — sum of money paid for instruction
  • Bulgarian: обучение (obučenie) — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 講課 /讲课 (jiǎngkè) — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 補習 /补习 (bǔxí) — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Dutch: bijscholing — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Dutch: bijles — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Finnish: tukiopetus — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Finnish: opetus — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • French: cours — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • German: Tutorium — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • German: Unterricht — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Irish: teagasc — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Japanese: 教育 (kyōiku) — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Korean: 교육 (gyoyuk) — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Marathi: शिकवणी (śikavṇī) — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Polish: korepetycje — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Portuguese: tutelagem — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Russian: обуче́ние (obučénije) — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Russian: заня́тия (zanjátija) — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Scottish Gaelic: teagasg — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Spanish: enseñanza — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Spanish: clases — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Spanish: tutoría — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Swedish: undervisning — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
  • Swedish: handledning — training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor
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