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
• teaching
• schooling
• instruction

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

And families and students aren’t just paying for tuition—they’re buying into an environment. —Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

The money was allegedly used for extensive home renovations, his children’s university tuition, health care expenses and entertainment tickets, according to previous Bee reporting on the civil case. —Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Kamehameha only charged the family about $100 in tuition. —Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025

Today, Cal State’s tuition is $7,488 and UC’s is $15,384. —John Seiler, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 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)