tuition

(tū-ĭsh'ən, tyū-)
n.

1. A fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning.
2. Instruction; teaching.
3. Archaic. Guardianship.

[Middle English tuicion, protection, from Old French, from Latin tuitiō, tuitiōn-, from tuitus, past participle of tuērī, to protect.]

tuitional tu·i'tion·al or tu·i'tion·ar'y (-ĭsh'ə-nĕr'ē) adj.

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Amounts paid to an educational organization that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and has a regularly enrolled body of pupils in attendance at the place where its educational activities are carried on. Tuition is not tax deductible unless it is incurred for maintenance of job skills required for employment; see educational expense .

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noun

The act, process, or art of imparting knowledge and skill: education, instruction, pedagogics, pedagogy, schooling, teaching, training, tutelage, tutoring. See teach/learn.

For a list of words related to tuition, see:

• Colleges and Universities - tuition: fee required for registration at educational institution

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - undervisning, vejledning

Nederlands (Dutch)
(privé) onderwijs/les, lesgeld

Français (French)
n. - cours, cours privés

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unterricht, Studiengebühren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διδασκαλία, εκπαίδευση, δίδακτρα

Italiano (Italian)
educazione, tassa d'iscrizione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - propinas (f pl), taxa escolar (f), honorário de professor (m)

Русский (Russian)
(брит.) обучение, (амер.) плата за учение

Español (Spanish)
n. - enseñanza, educación, matrícula

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - undervisning, handledning, undervisningsarvode, undervisningsavgift

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
讲授, 学费, 教诲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 講授, 學費, 教誨

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교수, 지도, 수업료

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 授業料, 月謝, 指導, 教授, 授業

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رسم التعليم أو أجرته, تعليم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הוראה, לימוד‬

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