English-Thai Dictionary

tuition

N ค่าเล่าเรียน  ค่าเรียน  ka-lao-rian

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TUITION

n.[L. tuitio, from tueor, to see, behold, protect, etc. ; L. duco, to lead. ] 1. Guardianship; superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward.
2. More especially, instruction; the act or business of teaching the various branches of learning. We place our children under the preceptors of academies for tuition. [This is now the common acceptation of the word. ]
3. The money paid for instruction. In our colleges, the tuition is from thirty to forty dollars a year.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TUITION

Tu *i "tion, n. Etym: [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from tueri, p.p. tuitus, to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition. Cf. Tutor. ]

 

1. Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship.

 

2. Especially, the act, art, or business of teaching; instruction; as, children are sent to school for tuition; his tuition was thorough.

 

3. The money paid for instruction; the price or payment for instruction.

 

TUITIONARY

TUITIONARY Tu *i "tion *a *ry, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to tuition.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tuition

tu i tion |t (y )o͞oˈiSHən t (j )uˈɪʃən | ▶noun a sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university: I'm not paying next year's tuition. • teaching or instruction, esp. of individual pupils or small groups: private tuition in French. DERIVATIVES tu i tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘custody, care ’): via Old French from Latin tuitio (n- ), from tueri ‘to watch, guard. ’ Current senses date from the late 16th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tuition

tu |ition |tjuːˈɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] teaching or instruction, especially of individual pupils or small groups: private tuition in French | [ as modifier ] : tuition fees. • N. Amer. a sum of money charged for teaching by a college or university: I'm not paying next year's tuition. DERIVATIVES tuitional adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘custody, care ’): via Old French from Latin tuitio (n- ), from tueri ‘to watch, guard ’. Current senses date from the late 16th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tuition

tuition noun 1 students go broke paying the increased tuition: fees, charges, bill. 2 her skill improved with tuition: instruction, teaching, coaching, tutoring, tutelage, lessons, education, schooling; training, drill, preparation, guidance.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tuition

tuition noun private tuition in French: teaching, instruction, coaching, tutoring, lessons, tutorials, education, schooling, tutelage; training, drill, preparation; direction, guidance.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tuition

tu i tion /t j uɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 1 ｟米 ｠(大学 私立学校などの )授業料 (｟英 ｠tuition fee ).2 ｟かたく ｠ «…の » 教授, 指導, 授業 «in » ▸ give tuition in Latin ラテン語の授業をする .