tuition fee
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- noun
- /tuˈɪʃən fi/
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- The university announced an increase in tuition fees for the upcoming academic year.
- state tuition fee
- out-of-state tuition fee
- tuition fee at university
It's still, despite high tuition fees, it's still hugely subsidised by the taxpayer.
- It's still, despite high tuition fees, it's still hugely subsidised by the taxpayer.
Examples
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Tuition fees for the out-of-state student for one year (12 months) ranged from $600.00 to $7,740.
Academic text (1990) -
She applied for a scholarship to help cover her tuition fees at the college.
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Though no tuition fees are charged, parents and pupils still pay for books and report cards.
Academic text (2006) -
You have any idea what your father pays for those tuition fees?
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For example, if the university raises its tuition fees for the next academic year, how much should the fees be raised?
Academic text (2011) -
Some claimed that, in spite of high tuition fees, the university was accessible to everybody thanks to the generosity of federal aid.
Academic text (1990) -
With the introduction of tuition fees in some universities, the prospects for children from poor families are likely to worsen.
Academic text (1998) -
The average tuition fee for a four-year private university is $28,500 a year.
Blog text (11) -
Under the post-9/11 GI Bill, the federal government directly reimburses colleges for a veteran's tuition fees.
Blog text (21) -
As the prestige of the institution increases, more and more students seek admittance, and tuition fees rise accordingly, pushing the social status of higher education up still further.
Academic text (2001)
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Morphology
The meaning 'a sum of money charged for teaching or instruction' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'tuition' (payment for instruction) with 'fee' (a charge for a service). This noun–noun compositional pattern is straightforward and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Tuition fee comes from the simple picture of paying a private teacher for lessons. Imagine a student giving money — a fee — to a tutor for 'teaching'; that money is the tuition, so tuition fee means the money you pay for lessons at a college or university.