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
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