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Tuition Fee: Meaning, Examples, and Usage
Meaning 1：cost of instruction (tuition fee)
tuition fee
/tuˈɪʃən fiː/
n.
Money you have to pay regularly for teaching, especially at a school, college, or university.
cost of instruction
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/kɔːst əv ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/
n.
Money paid for educational instruction, especially at a college or university.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Latin 'tuitio' (care) + Old English 'feoh' (money).
💡 Mnemonic
Think 'you are taught' (tuition) and 'fee' as cost. You pay for being taught.
📖 Example
The family discussed the best way to save for their daughter's university tuition fees.
The family discussed the best way to save for their daughter's university tuition fees.
🔗 Collocations
pay tuition fees – to give money for educational instruction
tuition fee waiver – an exemption from paying tuition fees
tuition fee hike – an increase in the amount of tuition fees
🔄 Synonyms
school fee (n.) – money paid to attend a school
course fee (n.) – money paid for a specific educational course
educational cost (n.) – the expense associated with receiving education
🌱 Derivatives
tuition (n.) – the act or profession of teaching
fee-paying (adj.) – requiring payment of fees
📖 Cultural Story
In medieval universities, students paid tuition fees directly to professors, reflecting the Latin root 'tuitio' meaning guardianship or teaching.
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