tuition
/tjʉːˈɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
Paid private classes taken outside of formal education; tutoring. (also used attributively)
Australian usage; Indian usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).
Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]"
- "tuition classes"
- "Tuition in the past was like taking medicine and you sent children for it only if they were doing poorly in a subject."
- "The school's tuition will increase by five percent next year."
- "BENEDICK. I have almost matter enough in me for such an embassage; and so I commit you— CLAUDIO. To the tuition of God: from my house, if I had it,— DON PEDRO. The sixth of July: your loving friend, Benedick. BENEDICK. Nay, mock not, mock not."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: tuycioun, tuicion, tuitiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tjʉːˈɪʃən/
- British English: /tjuːˈɪʃən/