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Their families helped them realize that there was more out there for them. These students came to Delaware State because of its inexpensive tuition, closeness to home, and solid reputation.
Michael N. Castle

Meaning of "tuition" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TUITION

From Old French tuicion, from Latin tuitiō a guarding, from tuērī to watch over.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TUITION

tuition  [tjuːˈɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tuition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TUITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tuition payments

Tuition payments, known primarily as tuition in American English and as tuition fees in British English, Canadian English, Australian English, New Zealand English and Indian English, refers to a fee charged for educational instruction during higher education. Tuition payments are charged by educational institutions in some countries to assist with funding of staff and faculty, course offerings, lab equipment, computer systems, libraries, facility upkeep and to provide a comfortable student learning experience. In most countries, especially in non-English-speaking countries, there are no or only nominal tuition fees for all forms of education, including university and other higher education.

Definition of tuition in the English dictionary

The definition of tuition in the dictionary is instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually. Other definition of tuition is the payment for instruction, esp in colleges or universities.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TUITION


attuition
ˌætjʊˈɪʃən
coition
kəʊˈɪʃən
fruition
fruːˈɪʃən
intuition
ˌɪntjʊˈɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
recognition
ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən
recreation
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən
registration
ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
self-tuition
ˌselftjʊˈɪʃən
situation
ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən
station
ˈsteɪʃən
submission
səbˈmɪʃən
tradition
trəˈdɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
transmission
trænzˈmɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TUITION

tugless
tugrik
tui
tui-na
tuile
Tuileries
tuille
tuillette
tuilyie
tuism
tuition fees
tuitional
tuitionary
tuk-tuk
Tukkie
tuktoo
tuktu
Tula
tuladi
tularaemia

WORDS THAT END LIKE TUITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
competition
composition
condition
definition
disposition
edition
exhibition
expedition
exposition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of tuition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TUITION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tuition» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tuition

Translation of «tuition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TUITION

Find out the translation of tuition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tuition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tuition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

辅导
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

instrucción
570 millions of speakers

English

tuition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्यूशन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَعْلِيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обучение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ensino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিক্ষাদান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cours particulier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tuisyen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterricht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

授業
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

(개인) 교수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kuliah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự giảng dạy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயிற்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिकवणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öğretim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lezioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nauka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

навчання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meditație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διδασκαλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderrig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undervisning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undervisning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tuition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TUITION»

The term «tuition» is very widely used and occupies the 12.185 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TUITION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tuition

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10 QUOTES WITH «TUITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tuition.
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Diane Ackerman
Love is the best school, but the tuition is high and the homework can be painful.
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Fred Allen
I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back.
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George Allen
Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing, and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition.
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Harrison Birtwistle
When I was confronted with official tuition, the academic thing, I could see no relationship whatever between that and the music I'd been writing since I was 11.
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Tim Bishop
However, this President sees no problem eliminating funding for Perkins Loans in his budget, even though the cost of tuition is rising and will continue to rise as the administration's policies force inflation.
6
James Blunt
If the Army helped towards my tuition fees I would then give them four years of my life.
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Paul D. Boyer
The Brigham Young University (BYU) campus was just a few blocks from my home and tuition was minimal.
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Michael N. Castle
Their families helped them realize that there was more out there for them. These students came to Delaware State because of its inexpensive tuition, closeness to home, and solid reputation.
9
Diablo Cody
I just want to be able to keep my house and pay for my son's school tuition in Los Angeles.
10
Gail Collins
Back in the '70s when my friends in California were at Berkeley, in-state tuition was around $700 a year.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUITION»

Discover the use of tuition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tuition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much, With a new preface
Ronald G. Ehrenberg explores the causes of this tuition inflation, drawing on his many years as a teacher and researcher of the economics of higher education and as a senior administrator at Cornell University.
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, 2009
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The Tuition Book: Theory, Implementation and Financial Aid
But how do you use tuition to sustain education excellence over time? The Tuition Book: Theory, Implementation, and Financial Aid is your comprehensive resource guide.
Simon Jeynes, 2007
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Self University: The Price of Tuition Is the Desire to Learn ...
"Self-University", by self-educated author Charles D. Hayes, is a book for people who hated school, but love learning.
Charles D. Hayes, 1989
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College Savings: Information on State Tuition Prepayment ...
Presents the results of a study of state tuition prepayment programs.
DIANE Publishing Company
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Ant-tuition
As all the kids in Sunny Patch gather for Ned and Ted's "Summer's Never Ending Party," they learn a valuable lesson from Miss Spider as she busily stores food for the winter.
David Kirk, 2006
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Tuition Discounting: The Impact of Institutionally Funded ...
This report presents a model and an approach that institutions of higher education can use to analyze and project the impact of endogenous and exogenous factors on both net and gross tuition in the context of the increasing practice of ...
Loren Loomis Hubbell, 1992
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Higher education tuition increases and colleges' efforts to ...
For example, private 4-year schools in the quartile with the largest enrollments ( quartile 1) had an average 1990-91 tuition of $11,327, compared with $6,925 for schools in the quartile with the smallest enrollments. Although tuition rose by ...
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Improving Access to Affordable University Education in ...
Saskatchewan students now pay the third highest tuition and fees in Canada Saskatchewan undergraduate students will pay an average of $5,526 this year for tuition and fees. Saskatchewan students now pay the third highest tuition and fees ...
John B. Conway, 2004
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Higher Education: Tuition Continues to Rise, but Patterns ...
While the types of schools in which students enroll have largely remained stable, the distribution of enrollment has shifted for some minority groups. Over the last 12 years, the distribution of students across different types of institutions shifted ...
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The tuition dilemma: assessing new ways to pay for college
Describes innovative new methods for financing tuition, and reevaluates traditional student aid programs
Arthur M. Hauptman, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tuition is used in the context of the following news items.
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UC president, governor agree to freeze tuition for 2 years
SACRAMENTO — University of California students would not face the tuition hikes that UC regents planned over the next two years under a much-anticipated ... «SFGate, May 15»
2
Starbucks Expands College Tuition Program For Workers to 4 Years
The tuition program is a collaboration between Starbucks and Arizona State University, which charges roughly $30,000 for two years of its online degree ... «NBCNews.com, Apr 15»
3
Students shut down UC Santa Cruz over tuition hike
The protesters at UC Santa Cruz blocked both roads into campus early Thursday morning, forcing all classes to be canceled as many students prepare for final ... «abc7news.com, Mar 15»
4
Labour promises to cut tuition fees to £6000
Ed Miliband says Labour would cut university tuition fees in England to £6,000 per year from autumn 2016. He says a Labour government would pay for the fee ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
5
The Problem With Obama's “Free Community College” Proposal
President Obama's ambitious proposal to make community college tuition free would certainly make enrolling in college more affordable. It may also induce ... «TIME, Jan 15»
6
Obama's college tuition plan to cost $60 billion over 10 years
Under the program, modeled after a new initiative in Tennessee, the federal government would pay three quarters of tuition for students enrolled at least ... «The Hill, Jan 15»
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California higher ed funding: Brown holds firm on UC tuition freeze
The budget plan does not give UC the cash -- roughly $100 million -- in addition to an expected 4 percent increase its leaders demanded to cancel tuition hikes ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jan 15»
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University Of California Students Protest Tuition Hikes With Massive …
University of California students participated in a statewide campus walkout Monday as part of their ongoing protests against a significant tuition hike. «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
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University of California System Approves Steep Tuition Hike
Students at UC campuses protested the proposed tuition hike ahead of the decision. Students at the University of California, Berkeley staged an all-night sit-in ... «TIME, Nov 14»
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Forget the Rise in Tuition and Fees, What About Living Expenses?
Average published tuition and fees rose 2.9 percent for in-state students at public four-year colleges, and 3.7 percent at private nonprofit four-years institutions. «Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov 14»

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