tuition

noun

tu·​ition tə-ˈwi-shən 

tyu̇-

1

: the price of or payment for instruction

2

: the act or profession of teaching : instruction

pursued his studies under private tuition

3

archaic : custody, guardianship

tuitional

tə-ˈwi-sh(ə-)nəl 

tyu̇-

adjective

Synonyms

• education
• instruction
• schooling
• teaching
• training
• tutelage
• tutoring

Examples of tuition in a Sentence

Her uncle agreed to pay part of her tuition.

There's going to be a tuition increase next year.

Before the company transferred her to Mexico, they offered her private tuition in Spanish.

Recent Examples on the Web

International enrollment is an important source of revenue for schools, which is why colleges tend to rely on a contingent of foreign students, who typically pay full tuition. —Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 May 2025

International students are more likely to pay full tuition at US colleges, in part because most aren’t eligible for federal financial aid, bringing significant funding to colleges. —Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 22 May 2025

Semester tuition for the graduate school for in-state students will be $4,284, an increase from $4,212, while out-of-state tuition will be $8,568, up from $8,424, according to the UA System. —Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025

Taxpayer dollars can now fund private school tuition, for-profit virtual learning and home-schooling. —Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 19 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tuicioun protection, from Anglo-French, from Latin tuition-, tuitio, from tueri to look at, look after

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for tuition

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition

Kids Definition

tuition

noun

tu·​ition t(y)u̇-ˈish-ən 

: money paid for instruction (as at a college)