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

Members helped transform the state within a generation from a place that birthed the notorious anti-immigrant Proposition 187 into one where undocumented people can apply for driver’s licenses, health insurance, get in-state college tuition and more. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024

While in Florida’s House of Representatives, Nuñez worked with a Republican colleague in the state Senate to sponsor legislation that would permit immigrant children in the country illegally to qualify for in-state tuition. —Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024

Plus, boosted by key ballot-box victories in November, Gov. Greg Abbott has vowed to pass a voucher bill next year, which would provide public funding for private school tuition, likely further pinching school budgets. —Asher Price, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024

The total cost to attend a four-year college — tuition, fees, room and board, etc. — increased more than 156% from 1963 to 2021, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. —Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024

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

Kids Definition

tuition

noun

tu·​ition t(y)u̇-ˈish-ən 

: money paid for instruction (as at a college)