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-ˈwish-nəl 

-ˈwi-shə-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

The scholarship was awarded to 15 to 20 Black undergraduate students who received full tuition, room and board. —Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 16 Apr. 2024

Although Olympians do not get paid, athletes are typically offered benefits like tax relief, education funding and tuition grants and health care, according to NBC. —Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 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)