English noun: tuition | |||
| 1. | tuition (possession) a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education) | ||
| Samples | Tuition and room and board were more than $25,000. | ||
| Synonyms | tuition fee | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fee | ||
| Domain category | didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching | ||
| 2. | tuition (act) teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) | ||
| Synonyms | tutelage, tutorship | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instruction, pedagogy, teaching | ||