/ tjuˈɪʃn; NAmE tu-/ noun [ U ]
1.
tuition (in sth) ( formal ) the act of teaching sth, especially to one person or to people in small groups :
She received private tuition in French.
2.
(also tuˈition fees [ pl. ]) the money that you pay to be taught, especially in a college or university
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WORD 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.