expense与fee与tuition的区别

初学英语的人,常用expense来表示一切“费用”.其实expense主要是“花费”、“开支”之意,如current expenses“日常开支”,selling expenses“销售费用”,travelling expenses“旅费”等等.
fee
/ fiː; fi/ n
[C] (a) (usu pl 通常作复数) amount paid for professional advice or service,eg to private teachers,doctors,etc 服务费,酬金（如付予私人教师、 医生等的）:pay the lawyer's fees 付律师费 * a bill for school fees 学费帐单.=>Usage at income 用法见income.(b) amount paid to sit an examination,join a club,etc （考试的）报名费、 （加入俱乐部的）会费等:If you want to join,there's an entrance fee of 20 and an annual membership fee of 10.入会须缴入会费20英镑,年费10英镑.
[U] (law 律) (a) rights (esp the right to bequeath) in property that one has inherited 不动产继承权（尤指遗赠权）.(b) such property 继承的不动产.
tuition
美音：[tju'ɪʃən]英音：[tju:'iʃən]
tuition的中文翻译
名词 n.[U]
1.讲授,教学;教诲
Her father had decided she ought to have private tuition.
她父亲决定她应该有私人教师指导.
2.学费
His yearly tuition is $15,000.