noun
tuition
Instruction given by a teacher, especially privately.
She receives individual tuition in violin technique.
Etymology
The Latin noun concerns care and guardianship. English developed the educational sense through the instruction given by someone responsible for a learner.
More examples
- The older brochure advertised private tuition in mathematics.
- His tuition included weekly lessons with a specialist.
- The arrangement provided intensive tuition before the examination.
Forms
tuition
Similar words
- instruction
- The usual American term.
- tutoring
- Often individual or small-group teaching.