tuition
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- noun
- /tuˈɪʃən/
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clases particulares
- She found a tutor to provide extra tuition in mathematics after school.
- private tuition
Parents are taking tuition so that they can teach their kids tuition.
- Parents are taking tuition so that they can teach their kids tuition.
Examples
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Access to funding to assist with tuition and/or travel costs will certainly impact enrollment in a program, especially when travel costs are soaring and carpooling is difficult in rural regions.
Academic text (2013) -
The school provides additional tuition for students needing extra help with their studies.
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I think that I could get them to agree to cover your tuition and provide private care to help manage your condition.
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Do they pay for the tuition of private school education?
Blog text (4) -
No wonder your parents stopped paying your tuition.
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Like the man says, tuition fees are a killer.
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Have you considered the possibility that novices deserve tuition as much as anybody else?
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What about private tuition?
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It's an online school system that offers both tuition-free online public schooling and a tuition-based private school option.
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Many parents choose to pay for private tuition to support their children's education.
Synonyms
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1.0
A job helping people learn
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1.9
Teaching or training given to help someone learn a skill
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Private lessons that help someone learn
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Teaching and help given by a teacher to a student
Private teaching of one person or a small group
Compounds
How Intensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tuition comes from the Latin word tueri, meaning 'to guard' or 'to watch over', and shares the same root as tutor. So, tuition can mean the private teaching or individual help a tutor gives.