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

Capital Public Radio has sued its former general manager, accusing him of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the station to fund a lofty lifestyle filled with lavish overseas trips, renovate his home residence, pay his children’s university tuition and more. —Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025

Additionally, consider incentivizing employees to take language courses by covering a percentage of tuition fees or offering bonuses upon course completion to encourage skill development. —Salvador Ordorica, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025

Two Naperville caddies win full-ride college scholarships Two Naperville golf caddies are among 83 high school seniors from the Chicago area to receive full housing and tuition college scholarships from the Western Golf Association. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025

At UConn tuition and student fees have increased by more than 20% since 2019. —Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 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

Kids Definition

tuition

noun

tu·​ition t(y)u̇-ˈish-ən 

: money paid for instruction (as at a college)