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tuition |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tuition \Tu*i"tion\, n. [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from tueri p. p. tuitus, to see watch, protect: cf F. tuition. Cf {Tutor}.] 1. Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship. 2. Especially, the act art, or business of teaching; instruction; as children are sent to school for tuition; his tuition was thorough. 3. The money paid for instruction; the price or payment for instruction. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tuition n 1: a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000" 2: teaching individually pupils (usually hired privately) [syn: {tutelage}, {tutoring}, {tutorship}]
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